The size and distribution of donations: Effects of number of recipients

Whereas much literature exists on ``choice overload'', less is known about effects of numbers of alternatives in donation decisions. We hypothesize that donations increase with the number of recipients, albeit at a decreasing rate, and reflect donors' knowledge of the recipients. Dona...

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Main Authors: Emre Soyer, Robin M. Hogarth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2011-10-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/11/11705/jdm11705.pdf