Economists have long observed that crowding out of government grants to private charities is incomplete. The accepted belief is that givers treat the grants as imperfect substitutes for private giving. We theoretically and empirically investigate a second reason: the strategic response of a charity will be to reduce fund-raising efforts after receiving a grant. Employing panel data from arts an...

A common finding of the literature on dishonesty is that groups are more dishonest than individuals. We revisit this by replacing experimenter, implicitly hurt subjects’ dishonesty, with an explicit third-party: a local charity. With charity we do not find to be Instead, can even help moderate extent dishonesty.

BMJ VOLUME 331 20–27 AUGUST 2005 bmj.com A US charity is to challenge the US government’s requirement that international non-government organisations must explicitly oppose prostitution and sex trafficking if they are to receive government funds for family planning and HIV prevention activities. DKT International, which is based in Washington, DC, filed a lawsuit against the US Agency for Inter...

To transform donations "in kind" into cash, charities of all sizes use auctions and raffles. Despite this, neither the theory nor the practice of efficient fund-raising and, in particular, charity auctions has received sufficient attention from economists, especially the fact that participation in fundraisers is endogenous. We describe, in detail, the design and implementation of an experiment ...

material not readily available elsewhere. Kiibin's personal knowledge makes this a very interesting account indeed. The work ends with a detailed bibliography and reference list and there is also an appendix which reproduces a number of important pictures and documents. The book is well illustrated throughout and contains many useful maps and tables. It is a valuable document, and should be con...

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Abstract This paper aims to discuss a well-known concept from argumentation theory, namely the principle of charity. It will show that this principle, especially in its contemporary version as formulated by Donald Davidson, meets with some serious problems. Since we need charity any kind critical discussion, propose way modifying it according presupponendum —the rule written sixteenth century I...

The article is devoted to the analysis of such a phenomenon in modern realities as Internet charity. authors analyzed forms charity and its tools online reality, well considered specific campaigns using digital mechanisms. Charity public detail, carried out exclusively on voluntary basis. main features are highlighted: gratuitous basis; choice place, volume format assistance; social orientation...