An experimental test of warm glow giving

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Crumpler, Heidi; Grossman, Philip J.
• 署名单位: Minnesota State Colleges & Universities; Saint Cloud State University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2007.12.014
• 发表日期: 2008
• 页码: 1011-1021
• 关键词: warm glow; Charitable giving; altruism

摘要

This paper reports the results of an experimental test of the warm glow hypothesis. A participant is presented with the opportunity to contribute from her own endowment to a charity of choice. The experiment is designed so that a pure altruist has no incentive to donate. The amount the designated charity will receive is preset; any contribution by the participant crowds out dollar-for-dollar giving by the proctor. We find that participants, on average, donated 20% of their endowments and that approximately 57% of the participants made a donation. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.