Year
1998
Country
Netherlands
Language
English
Abstract
Charities publicize the donations they receive, generally according to dollar categories rather than the exact amount. Donors in turn tend to give the minimum amount necessary to get into a category. These facts suggest that donors have a taste for having their donations made public. This paper models the effects of such a taste for prestige" on the behavior of donors and charities. I show how a taste for prestige means that charities can increase donations by using categories. The paper also discusses the effect of a taste for prestige on competition between charities."
English
ISSN/ISBN
472727
No. of Pages
269 - 284
Number
2
Volume
67
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CIS Program Old
CIS publications
No
CIS Thesis
No