Millennials and volunteering: Sector differences and implications for public service motivation theory

N Ertas - Public Administration Quarterly, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
One of the most contested topics concerning the Millennial generation is the nature of their
social-service orientation. While some experts characterize these young individuals as the …

Battling the coronavirus 'infodemic'among social media users in Kenya and Nigeria

M Offer-Westort, LR Rosenzweig, S Athey - Nature Human Behaviour, 2024 - nature.com
How can we induce social media users to be discerning when sharing information during a
pandemic? An experiment on Facebook Messenger with users from Kenya (n= 7,498) and …

[HTML][HTML] Thinking through norms can make them more effective. Experimental evidence on reflective climate policies in the UK

S Banerjee, J Picard - Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Adopting low-carbon diets is important to meet our climate goals. Prior experimental
evidence suggests green nudges help people adopt such diets, more so when encouraged …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental evidence on the impact of biodiversity conservation videos on charitable donations

G Shreedhar, S Mourato - Ecological Economics, 2019 - Elsevier
We explored how different types of audio-visual media content impacted charitable
donations using a lab experiment. Subjects chose to donate to a charity in a modified …

Simple reciprocal fairness message to enhance non-donor's willingness to donate blood

E Ferguson, ARA Edwards… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Against a background of declining blood donor numbers, recruiting new donors
is critical for the effective operations of healthcare providers. Thus, interventions are needed …

The effects of social information on volunteering: A field experiment

A Moseley, O James, P John… - Nonprofit and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Research indicates that providing social information about other people's charitable
donations can increase individual contributions. However, the effects of social information …

[HTML][HTML] Battling the coronavirus infodemic among social media users in Africa

M Offer-Westort, LR Rosenzweig, S Athey - 2023 - europepmc.org
How can we induce social media users to be discerning when sharing information during a
pandemic? An experiment on Facebook Messenger with users from Kenya and Nigeria …

Putting charity to the test: A case for field experiments on giving time and money in the nonprofit sector

DP Mason - Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Most nonprofit organizations rely on gifts of time and money to support their operations.
However, research by nonprofit scholars on the behavioral mechanisms of charity remains …

Environmental vs. labor issues: evidence of influence on intention to purchase ethical coffee in Japan

T Kato, K Hayami, K Kasahara, M Morino… - Humanities and Social …, 2023 - nature.com
Two main issues in ethical consumption attract attention: environmental and labor issues.
However, few studies have compared the conditions and effects that contribute to ethical …

Recognition and cross-cultural communications as motivators for charitable giving: A field experiment

DP Mason - Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Most models of charitable giving and volunteerism assume that individuals give to receive
some type of benefit, which can range from the receipt of a small extrinsic reward (such as a …