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Do incentives actually encourage prosocial behavior?

Do incentives actually encourage prosocial behavior?

Classical economic theory has posited offering incentives - through monetary or nonmonetary extrinsic rewards - is a promising strategy to encourage prosocial behavior. However, results from empirical research on the effect of incentives on prosocial behavior are...

René Bekkers receives Open Science Amsterdam Award

René Bekkers received an Open Science Amsterdam Award for the project Transparency in Nonprofit and Philanthropy Research. The Open Science Amsterdam community encourages awareness of open science principles and adherence to them at UMC Amsterdam, VU, UvA,...

Inequality and Civic Engagement

How does inequality affect individuals’ civic engagement? Though a growing body of multidisciplinary literature has started to address this question, empirical results vary considerably and explanations about what underlies this relationship remain fragmentary. In...

Symposium and inaugural lecture Prof. Dr. Pamala Wiepking

On March 19, 2021 the Center for Philanthropic Studies and the Dutch Charity Lotteries organized a joint symposium "Unrestricted and multi-year financing of societal organizations" leading up to the inaugural lecture of Prof. dr. Pamala Wiepking. With this inaugural...