The Impact of Social Information on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods: A Replication Study

Authors

James J. Murphy, Chapman University
Nomin Batmunkh, University of Alaska Anchorage
Ben Nilson, University of Alaska Anchorage
Samantha Ray, University of Alaska Anchorage

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

Shang and Croson (2009) found that providing information about the donation decisions of others can have a positive impact on individual donations to public radio. In this study, we attempted to replicate their results, however, we found no evidence of that social comparisons affected donation decisions. Most of our donors were renewing members, a group which Shang and Croson also found were not influenced by social information.

Comments

Working Paper 15-08

Recommended Citation

Murphy, J., Batmunkh, N., Nilsson, B., & Ray, S. (2015). The impact of social information on the voluntary provision of public goods: A replication study. ESI Working Paper 15-08. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/esi_working_papers/157