Nicola Lacetera
Biographic Data
| ID | 1733047 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicola Lacetera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicola |
| FAMILY NAME | Lacetera |
| SIGNATURE | LACETERA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3191-8792 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Quality and safety for substances of human origins: Scientific evidence and the new EU regulations
The new European Union (EU) ‘Regulation on standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin (SoHOs) intended for human application’ is based on a long-standing diffidence towards offering compensation to donors of SoHOs. We point to recent, growing empirical evidence indicating that carefully designed compensation can increase the supply of SoHOs without negatively affecting quality and safety. We also elaborate arguments that addre…
Viral Altruism? Charitable Giving and Social Contagion in Online Networks
How do social media affect the success of charitable campaigns? We show that, despite the promise of online platforms to generate social network effects in generosity through social contagion or peer effects, these platforms may instead stimulate costless (and less impactful) forms of involvement. Online social contagion might thus be limited when it comes to contributing real money to charities. This study relies on both individual-level longitu…
Would You Buy a Honda Made in the United States? The Impact of Production Location on Manufacturing Quality
Are location-specific factors important for understanding firms’ heterogeneities? We examine prices and quality metrics for Japanese cars at wholesale auctions, comparing otherwise identical cars assembled in the United States versus Japan. We find similar values regardless of country of assembly. These results indicate that Japanese automakers in general have successfully transferred their practices to their U.S. transplants and that there is no…
The effects of information, social and financial incentives on voluntary undirected blood donations: Evidence from a field experiment in Argentina
The effects of information, social and financial incentives on voluntary undirected blood donations: Evidence from a field experiment in Argentina
Viral Altruism? Charitable Giving and Social Contagion in Online Networks
How do social media affect the success of charitable campaigns? We show that, despite the promise of online platforms to generate social network effects in generosity through social contagion or peer effects, these platforms may instead stimulate costless (and less impactful) forms of involvement. Online social contagion might thus be limited when it comes to contributing real money to charities. This study relies on both individual-level longitu…
The effects of information, social and financial incentives on voluntary undirected blood donations: Evidence from a field experiment in Argentina
Would You Buy a Honda Made in the United States? The Impact of Production Location on Manufacturing Quality
Are location-specific factors important for understanding firms’ heterogeneities? We examine prices and quality metrics for Japanese cars at wholesale auctions, comparing otherwise identical cars assembled in the United States versus Japan. We find similar values regardless of country of assembly. These results indicate that Japanese automakers in general have successfully transferred their practices to their U.S. transplants and that there is no…
Viral Altruism? Charitable Giving and Social Contagion in Online Networks
How do social media affect the success of charitable campaigns? We show that, despite the promise of online platforms to generate social network effects in generosity through social contagion or peer effects, these platforms may instead stimulate costless (and less impactful) forms of involvement. Online social contagion might thus be limited when it comes to contributing real money to charities. This study relies on both individual-level longitu…
Quality and safety for substances of human origins: Scientific evidence and the new EU regulations
The new European Union (EU) ‘Regulation on standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin (SoHOs) intended for human application’ is based on a long-standing diffidence towards offering compensation to donors of SoHOs. We point to recent, growing empirical evidence indicating that carefully designed compensation can increase the supply of SoHOs without negatively affecting quality and safety. We also elaborate arguments that addre…
Business (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Microeconomics (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 works)