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Are Women More Generous than Men? Evidence from Alumni Donations

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  • Tomas Dvorak

    (Department of Economics, Union College, 807 Union St. Schenectady, NY 12308, USA.)

  • Shayna R Toubman

    (PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP, 125 High St. Boston, MA 20110, USA.)

Abstract

The explicit hierarchy of recognition in alumni giving offers a useful context in which to examine the nature of gender differences regarding charitable giving. Using 31 years of alumni-giving records at a small liberal arts college, we find that women are more likely to be donors. Among donors, women tend to give more frequently but generally make smaller donations than men. These results hold even after controlling for age, income, and participation in Greek organizations. The results are consistent with the hypotheses that the drive for recognition of charitable giving is stronger in men than women, and that women are more reciprocal than men.

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  • Tomas Dvorak & Shayna R Toubman, 2013. "Are Women More Generous than Men? Evidence from Alumni Donations," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 39(1), pages 121-131.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:easeco:v:39:y:2013:i:1:p:121-131
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    1. Simixhiu, Amantia & Ziegler, Andreas, 2018. "On the relevance of income and behavioral factors for absolute and relative donations: A framed field experiment," VfS Annual Conference 2018 (Freiburg, Breisgau): Digital Economy 181600, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    2. James Ted McDonald & Maria Rebecca Valenzuela, 2017. "How Does Skills Mismatch Affect Remittances? A Study Of Filipino Migrant Workers," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 35(1), pages 216-231, January.
    3. Bao, Jingyuan & Durango-Cohen, Elizabeth J. & Levontin, Liat & Durango-Cohen, Pablo L., 2022. "Analysis of factors influencing recurring donations in a university setting: A compound poisson mixture regression model," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 151(C), pages 489-503.
    4. Baudier, Patricia & Kondrateva, Galina & Ammi, Chantal, 2023. "Can blockchain enhance motivation to donate: The moderating impact of religion on donors' behavior in the USA's charity organizations," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 191(C).

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