tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post2448581029140886515..comments2024-03-11T00:31:41.186-07:00Comments on The Oregon Economics Blog: Economist's Notebook: The Economics of Charitable GivingPatrick Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-74177540657110815812009-05-06T15:50:00.000-07:002009-05-06T15:50:00.000-07:00Oh how I hate the pledge drive!! But, I did get o...Oh how I hate the pledge drive!! But, I did get online and give on Monday so I could listen without guilt... I hate peer pressure too!jessibeaucouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12654962877354651499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-73414988322606907932009-05-06T13:38:00.000-07:002009-05-06T13:38:00.000-07:00Yes, there are lots of things that go into it but ...Yes, there are lots of things that go into it but we are often very influenced by actions of those around us, for good or ill.Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-34530527802091832742009-05-06T11:55:00.000-07:002009-05-06T11:55:00.000-07:00I think that peer pressure is important as well, p...I think that peer pressure is important as well, particularly for organizations like OPB. The pledge breaks are a sales job, and there are often tangible rewards for joining in addition to the good feeling. But I've been reading Jonah Leherer's "How We Decide" book, and one of the points he makes is that people are very concerned about what everyone else is doing. One of the things about the pledge breaks, with the phones ringing and the hosts talking about how they've raised X thousand dollars so far just during this hour is that it makes it seem like everyone else is giving and that you should too.MPPBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349552296333385953noreply@blogger.com