Charitable giving under inequality aversion

DERİN GÜRE P., Uler N.

ECONOMICS LETTERS, vol.107, no.2, pp.208-210, 2010 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 107 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.econlet.2010.01.026
  • Journal Name: ECONOMICS LETTERS
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.208-210
  • Keywords: Inequality aversion, Charitable contributions, Private provision of public goods, IMPURE ALTRUISM, COMPETITION
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.