Women donate less to charity than men in some contexts UChicago News, May 24, 2013 DOWNLOAD PDF Given the chance, women are more likely than men to opt out of a request to give a charitable donation, a group of economists have found. The issue of which gender...
Economists Spurn Conventional Wisdom to Boost Fundraising The Chronicle of Philanthropy, April 07, 2013 DOWNLOAD PDF When Brian Mullaney was head of Smile Train, a big children’s charity, he asked John List, a University of Chicago economist, to help him find a...
Charity – I Gave at the Office Wall Street Journal, March 09, 2012 DOWNLOAD PDF Once people open their front door to someone seeking money for charity, the “social-pressure cost” of saying no is $1.40 to $3.80, a study concludes. More than...
Working hard for the money Chicago Business, January 14, 2012 DOWNLOAD PDF Michael Cleavenger joined LaRabida Children’s Hospital three years ago, confident he could double fundraising for the venerable South Side institution. His timing was awful: First...
