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Transactions Costs and Social Distance: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Jul 1, 2011

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The importance of various motivations for altruistic behaviour is still an open question. We use data from a field experiment at Kiva, the online microfinance platform, to examine the role of transactions costs and social distance in philanthropy.

Transactions Costs and Social Distance: Evidence from a Field Experiment

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B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy

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Africa (Western) / Ghana

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Title: Transactions Costs and Social Distance: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Publication date 2011-07-01
Publication Year 2011
Authors Jonathan Meer , Oren Rigbi
Copyright holder(s) B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
Geographical Focus Africa (Western) / Ghana
Keywords kiva , requests , social distance , lenders , transactions costs
Document type Report/Whitepaper
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/transactions-costs-and-social-distance-evidence-from-a-field-experiment.html
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