sensitive to warm glow (“impure altruism”) depends on her income level. While the presence of “warm glow” feelings would seem to …

This paper explores the association between income and stated views on minimum living standards; that is, views on … representative survey, we find the rich are less empathetic. In our baseline model, people at the bottom of the income distribution … report 10% more items as essential than do people at the top of the income distribution. The negative relationship between …

Charitable bequests are a major source of income for charities but surprisingly little is known about them. The aim of …

, charitable giving. Standard theories predict that greater inequality increases giving, though income tax return data suggest the …-world charity. By randomizing the income distribution, we identify the effect of inequality on giving behavior. Consistent with our …, prosocial behaviors to mitigate income and wealth inequality are likely to fail …

From 1917 to 2012, donations by high-income households in the USA have moved inversely with income inequality. This … association contradicts historical narratives and prevailing theory, both of which that imply that high-income households donate … rising income shares when inequality increases. The negative correlation holds both unconditionally and after conditioning on …