Individual Preferences Over Development Projects
Evidence from Microlending on Kiva
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12250830 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pierre Ly (corresponding author), Geri Mason (0000-0003-2883-865X) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1036-1055 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Voluntas Revista Internacional de Filosofia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2179-3786 • E-ISSN: 1573-7888 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11266-011-9255-8 |
| OpenAlex | W2061182215 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 29 |
Peer-to-peer microfinance connects philanthropic citizens with poor entrepreneurs in the developing world, offering new ways to channel charitable contributions. Although the literature suggests that donors’ perceptions of effectiveness affect charitable giving, very little is known about what types of projects individuals perceive as more effective. Using data from Kiva.org, this article presents evidence on the relative popularity of competing development projects. We present estimates of the impact of publicly visible project characteristics on funding speed. Assuming that Kiva lenders are motivated by poverty alleviation, the results shed light on individual philanthropists’ perception of project effectiveness. Knowing this can help practitioners design fundraising strategies more effectively, especially for projects that are inherently less popular
Affect (linguistics · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Microfinance · Microinsurance · Perception · Political science · Popularity · Poverty · Public economics · Public relations · Sociology · FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Social Psychology · Marketing
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |