The most effective charities are hundreds of times more effective than typical charities, yet
few donors prioritize effectiveness. Why is that? How might we increase the effectiveness of …

People usually engage in (or at least profess to engage in) altruistic acts to benefit others.
Yet, they routinely fail to maximize how much good is achieved with their donated money …

Objective In the current project, we focus on another group of unusual altruists: people who
have taken the Giving What We Can (GWWC) pledge to donate at least 10% of their income …

Decision support systems are increasingly being adopted by various digital platforms.
However, prior research has shown that certain contexts can induce algorithm aversion …

The most effective charities are hundreds of times more impactful than typical charities.
However, most donors favor charities with personal/emotional appeal over effectiveness. We …

Performing costly helpful behaviours can allow individuals to improve their reputation. Those
who gain a good reputation are often preferred as interaction partners and are consequently …

Some charities are much more cost-effective than other charities, which means that they can
save many more lives with the same amount of money. Yet most donations do not go to the …

In ten studies (N= 9187), I systematically investigated the direction and size of seven helping
effects (the identifiable-victim effect, proportion dominance effect, ingroup effect, existence …

Can deliberation increase charitable giving when giving is impulsive (ie, a one-time small
gift in response to an immediate appeal)? We conduct two studies in Israel and Sweden to …

To understand human prosocial behaviour, one must consider not only the helpers and the
requesters, but also the characteristics of the beneficiaries. To this aim, this articles reviews …