The effectiveness of private benefits in fundraising of local charities*

This paper provides an empirical analysis of the role that private benefits play in explaining charitable donations to large cultural organizations. We develop a multiple discrete choice model with differentiated products. We estimate the model using a unique data set of donor lists for the ten larg...

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Main Authors: Sieg, Holger, Zhang, Jipeng
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1074532019-12-06T22:31:29Z The effectiveness of private benefits in fundraising of local charities* Sieg, Holger Zhang, Jipeng School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory::Microeconomics This paper provides an empirical analysis of the role that private benefits play in explaining charitable donations to large cultural organizations. We develop a multiple discrete choice model with differentiated products. We estimate the model using a unique data set of donor lists for the ten largest cultural and environmental charitable organizations in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. We find that private benefits that furnish social status to motivate donors to support the related charities. Accepted version 2015-05-12T01:07:22Z 2019-12-06T22:31:29Z 2015-05-12T01:07:22Z 2019-12-06T22:31:29Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Sieg, H., & Zhang, J. (2012). The effectiveness of private benefits in fundraising of local charities*. International economic review, 53(2), 349-374. 0020-6598 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107453 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25508 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2354.2012.00684.x en International economic review © 2012 the Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and the Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication in International Economic Review, published by Wiley on behalf of the Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and the Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document.  The published version is available at: [http;//dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2354.2012.00684.x]. application/pdf
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The effectiveness of private benefits in fundraising of local charities*
description This paper provides an empirical analysis of the role that private benefits play in explaining charitable donations to large cultural organizations. We develop a multiple discrete choice model with differentiated products. We estimate the model using a unique data set of donor lists for the ten largest cultural and environmental charitable organizations in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. We find that private benefits that furnish social status to motivate donors to support the related charities.
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title The effectiveness of private benefits in fundraising of local charities*
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