On the norms of charitable giving in Islam: Two field experiments in Morocco

Lambarraa, Fatima; Riener, Gerhard

doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2015.05.006

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“…If the religiosity of Muslims explains our findings, it should be that Muslim subjects care about the Islamic prohibition of showing off giving behavior, and they should behave differently in the double‐blind setting in which neither the experimenters nor the other subjects know their identities as compared with the single‐blind setting where the experimenters know who made which decisions. Indeed, Lambarraa and Riener (), in a field experiment conducted in Morocco, found evidence that suggests that publicizing giving actually reduces the prosocial behavior.…”

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“…Fundraisers and charities also appeal to religion, as religion functions as a moral compass and has been found to promote contributions to public goods (e.g., Benjamin, Choi, & Fisher, ) and increase donations (e.g., Lambarraa & Riener, ). Religiosity and religious precepts can motivate individuals who have altruistic tendencies (both pure and impure) to give and donate because it contains messages that often emphasize others’ benefits from one's behavior (e.g., Bergstrom, Blume, & Varian, ; Bernheim, ; Roberts, ; Warr, ).…”

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The effect of religion on Muslims’ charitable contributions to members of a non‐Muslim majority

Morton

Qin

2018

J Public Economic Theory

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We investigate the effects of religion on charitable contributions of Muslims who are in a minority to non‐Muslims who are in a majority and to fellow Muslims. We find that religious thinking leads to significantly more charitable giving by 10%. The effect of religious thinking is dependent on the ethnic identity of the recipient. We find a significant effect on giving behavior toward relatively more privileged out‐group members (Han Chinese), but a small and generally insignificant effect toward in‐group members (fellow Muslims). With religious thinking, prosocial behavior toward out‐group members is significantly higher by 14%, which is mainly explained by the religiosity of Muslims. Our results have implications for our understanding of the influence of Islamic rules on Muslims’ attitudes and behavior toward non‐Muslims and for the design of fundraising mechanisms in Muslim communities.

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The effect of religion on Muslims’ charitable contributions to members of a non‐Muslim majority

Morton

Qin

2018

J Public Economic Theory

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“…Second, religious background may also play a role. With 99.7% of the sample self‐identifying as Muslim, it is possible that the effects are based on the deeply ingrained obligation of monetary charitable giving in Islam, known as “Zakat” (Lambarraa & Riener ). Indeed, the sample's self‐reported frequency of voluntarily donating money to charity (93%) compared to volunteering (76%) confirms the pattern seen in the data.…”

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Funding Conservation Locally: Insights from Behavioral Experiments in Indonesia

Nelson

Schlüter

Vance

2017

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Proximate stressors such as destructive fishing are key drivers of coral reef degradation. Conservation strategies that marshal local action and are tailored to the preferences of the target group are thus needed to sustain coral resources. We experimentally analyze the behavior of marine resource users in a coastal village in Indonesia to gain insight into whether people prefer to donate time or money to environmental or other charitable causes. Each person is subject to one of four treatments: monetary donation, monetary donation match, volunteer time donation, and volunteer time donation match. Contrasting with the existing literature, we find that participants give significantly more when donating money compared to time. We also find that matching donations increases the percent of people giving but does not increase the amount donated. This research furthers our understanding of what motivates resource users in a developing country to contribute to the provision of public goods.

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“…The terminology can be understood as devoted things that not intended in showing good deed to please other but Allah or God. Another word, which probably be the contrary, is riyya" or showoff [16]. As in Islamic ethics, sincere obliges individual to not remember of what have been given to others and not telling everyone.…”

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Biaya Seikhlasnya or Sincere Tariffs in Public Service: Citizenqs Responses Towards Vague Corruption Practices

Pradikta¹,

Ali²

2017

Proceedings of the International Conference on Ethics in Governance (ICONEG 2016)

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AbstractCorruption in organizational theory has been understood through formal law violation and power abuses frame. However, the proposition in organizational perspectives are gaining criticism as failed in capturing local culture of societies. This research presents cultural sides of corruption in order to grasp with vague practice in the institutional theory. Within the setting of petty corruption in Indonesia, we provide citizen perspectives when they deal with bribery almost in daily basis. Our findings reveal that religious term, especially Ikhlas or sincere, often coined by official to activate philanthropy and citizen's empathy. In turn, it makes citizen to hand money without feeling of being coerced. However, we also found contradiction in the citizen perceptions and actions. On the one hand, they perceived the practice against the law and ethics. On the other hand, they also intend to give, if they are asked unofficial cost in the future. Further, this research also contributes to interaction between organizational theory and cultural in corruption.

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On the norms of charitable giving in Islam: Two field experiments in Morocco

Cited by 50 publications

References 49 publications

The effect of religion on Muslims’ charitable contributions to members of a non‐Muslim majority

The effect of religion on Muslims’ charitable contributions to members of a non‐Muslim majority

Funding Conservation Locally: Insights from Behavioral Experiments in Indonesia

Biaya Seikhlasnya or Sincere Tariffs in Public Service: Citizenqs Responses Towards Vague Corruption Practices

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