Gary Mortimer - The Martyrdom Effect

Episode 1154,   Aug 22, 2021, 09:30 PM

Why are people willing to go to such extremes of pain, effort and embarrassment to raise money for a charity? Wouldn’t it be easier simply to donate, and ask their friends to do likewise?

Gary Mortimer is a Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour from the Queensland University of Technology and he was on the show to explain The Martyrdom Effect this morning.