In the United States, charitable contributions can be deducted from taxable income making the price of giving inversely related to the marginal tax rate. However, several other types of contributions such as donations to political organizations are not tax deductible. This paper investigates the spillover effects of charitable subsidies on political giving using five independent surveys of char...

In the United States, charitable contributions can be deducted from taxable income making the price of giving inversely related to the marginal tax rate. However, several other types of contributions such as donations to political organizations are not tax deductible. This paper investigates the spillover effects of charitable subsidies on political giving using five independent surveys of char...

Pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers have increasingly directed their grant-making activities and charitable donations toward support for continuing medical education (CME), graduate medical education, and medical research. This support has benefited both the companies and health care providers by facilitating the training of health care professionals and encouraging innova...

A new directive to all Catholic institutions within the Ft. W ayne-South Bend diocese may affect the future o f Mardi Gras at N otre Dame, according to Student Activities Director James M cDonnell. Bishop William McManus in­ itiated the directive, which pro­ hibits gambling for charitable causes. According to M cDonnell, the directive results from an incident that took place in Ft. W ayne last ...

Charitable giving is an important source of funding for overseas development and emergency relief. Donations in the UK are about a quarter of the size of government development aid. There has been strong growth over time, reflecting the activities of development charities and the public response to humanitarian emergencies. The paper examines how this charitable giving has changed since 1978, u...

Why do people give? Social scientists have long been interested in the motives behind individual charitable giving. However, few studies have looked at the effects of social context on charitable activity, particularly in a cross-national context. This chapter uses multilevel modeling techniques to examine the effects of national context on membership in charitable and humanitarian organization...

Older adults have been shown to avoid negative and prefer positive information to a higher extent than younger adults. This positivity bias influences their information processing as well as decision-making. We investigate age-related positivity bias in charitable giving in two studies. In Study 1 we examine motivational factors in monetary donations, while Study 2 focuses on the emotional effe...

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