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The economics of charitable giving: what gives?

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  • Ruben Hernandez-Murillo
  • Deborah Roisman

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Americans are estimated to have raised their donations to charity three-fold over the past 40 years. What motivates them to give?

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  • Ruben Hernandez-Murillo & Deborah Roisman, 2005. "The economics of charitable giving: what gives?," The Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Oct, pages 12-13.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlre:y:2005:i:oct:p:12-13
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    1. Leily Farrokhvar & Azadeh Ansari & Behrooz Kamali, 2018. "Predictive models for charitable giving using machine learning techniques," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(10), pages 1-14, October.
    2. Mesch Debra J. & Osili Una O. & Bergdoll Jonathan J. & Skidmore Tessa B. & Ackerman Jacqueline E. L. & Han Xiao, 2020. "Giving Voice beyond Her Vote: How Women Used Charitable Giving to Create Social Change after the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election," Nonprofit Policy Forum, De Gruyter, vol. 11(2), pages 1-10, July.

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    Charitable bequests;

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