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SUBMITTER: Sisco MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6722054 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20190903 1
The current study uses big data to study prosocial behavior by analyzing donations made on the GoFundMe platform. In a dataset of more than $44 million in online donations, we find that 21% were made while opting to be anonymous to the public, with survey results indicating that 11% of these anonymous donations (2.3% of all donations) are not attributable to any egoistic goal. Additionally, we find that donors gave significantly more to recipients who had the same last name as them. We find evid ...[more]