Charitable giving under inequality aversion

DERİN GÜRE P., Uler N.

ECONOMICS LETTERS, cilt.107, sa.2, ss.208-210, 2010 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 107 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.econlet.2010.01.026
  • Dergi Adı: ECONOMICS LETTERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.208-210
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Inequality aversion, Charitable contributions, Private provision of public goods, IMPURE ALTRUISM, COMPETITION
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We use General Social Survey data to test our theory's prediction that voluntary giving increases with inequality aversion for high income individuals, and that the opposite is true for low income individuals. We find strong support for our theoretical predictions. Published by Elsevier B.V.