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Chapter 1 Introduction to the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity
Kolm, Serge-Christophe - In: Handbook of the economics of giving, altruism and …, (pp. 1-122). 2006
Altruism, giving and pro-social conduct, and reciprocity, are the basis of the existence and performance of societies, through their various occurrences: in families; among the diverse motives of the political and public sector; as the general respect and moral conduct which permit life in...
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Revisiting the income-health nexus : the importance of choosing the "right" indicator
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.; Frick, Joachim R. - 2010
inequality. Combining various income and wealth measures with different health measures, we calculate 80 health concentration …
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Altruistic and Selfish Motivations of Charitable Giving : Case of the Hometown Tax Donation System
Yamamura, Eiji - 2017
deducted from their income and residence taxes. This study examined altruistic and selfish motivations in donating money to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956366
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Earning to Give : Occupational Choice for Effective Altruists
Morduch, Jonathan - 2018
sensitive to warm glow (“impure altruism”) depends on her income level. While the presence of “warm glow” feelings would seem to …
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Relativizing Relative Income
Senik, Claudia - 2004
stable EU economies, other people's income affects my utility directly, through comparison effects, whereas in more volatile … average income in one's professional group affects individual subjective well-being negatively in EU countries, whereas the … information effects are predominant from 1990 onwards. This divergent attitude towards other people's income is potentially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014070404
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Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution
Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco; Yamamura, Eiji - 2014 - Preprint
Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of future mobility and the belief that society offers equal opportunities. We add to previous research by investigating the role of individual and social norms on rent seeking. We find...
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Charitable giving in married couples : untangling the effects of education and income on spouses' giving
Mesch, Debra J.; Osili, Una Okonkwo; Dale, Elizabeth J.; … - In: Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly : journal of … 51 (2022) 2, pp. 444-458
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Matching schemes and public goods : a review
Epperson, Raphael; Reif, Christiane - 2017
Matching schemes, where a party matches the contribution of others, reduce the effective price of a good and aim to foster its demand. We review the empirical literature on the effectiveness of these schemes in the context of public goods, especially in the field of charitable giving. As...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011764987
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Matching schemes and public goods : a review
Epperson, Raphael; Reif, Christiane - 2018 - This version: January 12, 2018
Matching schemes, where a party matches the contribution of others, reduce the effective price of a good and aim to foster its demand. We review the empirical literature on the effectiveness of these schemes in the context of public goods, especially in the field of charitable giving. As...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011876665
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Optimal targeting in fundraising : a machine-learning approach
Cagala, Tobias; Glogowsky, Ulrich; Rincke, Johannes; … - 2021
Ineffective fundraising lowers the resources charities can use for goods provision. We combine a field experiment and a causal machine-learning approach to increase a charity’s fundraising effectiveness. The approach optimally targets fundraising to individuals whose expected donations exceed...
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