Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected pro-sociality among individuals? After the onset of the
pandemic, many charitable appeals were updated to include a reference to COVID-19. Did …

We study a form of threshold matching in fundraising where donations above a certain
threshold are topped up with a fixed amount. We show theoretically that threshold matching …

Does online fundraising increase charitable giving? Using the Facebook advertising tool, we
implemented a natural field experiment across Germany, randomly assigning almost 8,000 …

While some local, temporary past crises have boosted overall charitable donations, there
have been concerns about potential substitution effects that the Covid-19 pandemic might …

This paper examines the effect of big gifts on rival charities. Using novel information on big
gifts, I find evidence of positive spillovers on donations and charitable activities for charities …

The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy ventures into a territory that is still
widely unexplored. It contains 30 academic contributions that aim to provide a better …

We study the effect of repeated opportunities for pro-social behavior on aggregate pro-social
behavior through two laboratory experiments and field data on charitable giving. Our first …

Environmental subsidies are a popular public finance instrument used to reduce carbon
emissions. However, there is little evidence on the mechanisms underlying the demand …

In a large-scale natural field experiment, we partnered with a microlending company in
Kyrgyzstan that asked over 180,000 of its clients for donations to social projects as a form of …

There are several design elements shared between the treatment of donations in the tax
code and fundraising strategies. Due to these similarities, law makers wishing to improve tax …