Anonymity, reciprocity,and conformity: evidence from voluntary contributions to a national park in Costa Rica

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dc.creatorEnvironment for Development
dc.creatorResources for the Future, Washington, DC (EUA)
dc.creatorAlpízar, Francisco
dc.creatorCarlsson, F
dc.creatorJohansson, O
dc.date2021-05-01T22:09:52Z
dc.date2021-05-01T22:09:52Z
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-09T02:29:17Z
dc.descriptionIncluye 40 referencias bibliográficas en las páginas 1056-1060
dc.descriptionWe investigate the role of anonymity, reciprocity, and conformity for voluntary contributions, based on a natural fieldexperiment conducted at a national park in Costa Rica. Contributions made in public in front of the solicitor are 25% higher thancontributions made in private. Giving subjects a small gift before requesting a contribution increases the likelihood of a positivecontribution. At the same time, the conditional contribution decreases. The total effect of giving a gift is positive but small, andtaking the cost of the gift into account, it is far from profitable. When the subjects are told that the typical contribution of others is$2 (a small contribution), the probability of a contribution increases and the conditional contribution decreases, compared withproviding no reference information. Providing a high reference level ($10) increases the conditional contributions. Overall, the totaleffects have the expected signs, although the magnitudes are smaller than what one might have expected based on existing evidencefrom laboratory experiments.
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dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/10756
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10517
dc.languageen
dc.publisherEnvironment for Development
dc.relationDiscussion paper series (EfD);
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectPARQUES NACIONALES
dc.subjectINVESTIGACION
dc.subjectFINANCIAMIENTO
dc.subjectSUBSIDIOS
dc.subjectEXPERIMENTACION EN CAMPO
dc.subjectCOSTA RICA
dc.subjectNATIONAL PARKS
dc.subjectFINANCING
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectFIELD EXPERIMENTATION
dc.titleAnonymity, reciprocity,and conformity: evidence from voluntary contributions to a national park in Costa Rica
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