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    Rights statement: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Lehrer, K., and Porter, C. ( 2018) Charitable Dictators? Determinants of Giving to NGOs in Uganda. J. Int. Dev., 30: 80– 101. doi: 10.1002/jid.3331. which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jid.3331 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.

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Charitable Dictators? Determinants of Giving to NGOs in Uganda

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>31/01/2018
<mark>Journal</mark>Journal of International Development
Issue number1
Volume30
Number of pages22
Pages (from-to)80-101
Publication StatusPublished
Early online date9/11/17
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

We play a dictator game in Uganda with students, civil servants and individuals from the private sector. In the game, participants divide a sum of money between themselves and a local charity. In a turning a ‘blind eye’ treatment, participants are first given the choice of knowing the identity of the recipient. Finally, participants are asked whether they wish to additionally donate their own money. Contrary to many experimental findings, the average donation of non-students (civil servants) is significantly lower than that of students. Very few individuals donate their own money, despite 30 per cent of participants donating the full endowment. 

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Lehrer, K., and Porter, C. ( 2018) Charitable Dictators? Determinants of Giving to NGOs in Uganda. J. Int. Dev., 30: 80– 101. doi: 10.1002/jid.3331. which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jid.3331 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.