On the norms of charitable giving in Islam: a field experiment

Charitable giving is one of the major obligations Islam and a strong Muslim norm endorses giving to the needy, but discourages public displays of giving. This norm is puzzling in light of previous evidence, suggesting that making donations public often increases giving. We report the results two fie...

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Main Author: Lambarraa, Fatima (Author)
Corporate Author: Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Universität Düsseldorf (Other)
Contributors: Riener, Gerhard 1979- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics 2012
In: DICE discussion paper (59)
Year: 2012
Series/Journal:DICE Discussion Paper No 59
Further subjects:B Cultural standard
B Social norm
B Charity organization
B Fundraising
B Religiosity
B Field-research
B Association
B Social behavior
B Islam
B Morocco
B Financing
B Value
B Charitable works
B Arbeitspapier
B Norm Ethics
B Culture
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