Kent Messer, University of Delaware (IMAGE) University of Delaware Caption Kent Messer, Director of the Center for Experimental & Applied Economics at the University of Delaware, recently conducted a study that looked at ways to increase charitable giving. Credit University of Delaware Usage Restrictions Must credit University of Delaware License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.