Why do people volunteer? An experimental analysis of preferences for time donations
Why do individuals volunteer their time even when recipients receive far less value than the donor's opportunity cost? Previous models of altruism that focus on the overall impact of a gift cannot rationalize this behavior, despite its prevalence.We develop a model that allows for differential...
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INFORMS Inst.for Operations Res.and the Management Sciences
2019
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