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The Impact of Changing Political Positions on Charitable Donations: A Case Study of a Political Scandal in South Korea

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  • Youngrok Kim

    (University of Hyogo)

  • Hoyong Jung

    (Kookmin University)

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This study examines whether political ideology switching by moderates mediates their charitable donations. Using the impeachment of Park Geun-hye, the former conservative president of South Korea, as a quasi-natural experiment, we find that the charitable donations of those who changed their political ideology from moderate to progressive after the corruption scandal increased by 16.8–17.9%. A battery of robustness tests supports the basic results. These findings imply that political scandals can affect moderates’ charitable behavior through the channel of political ideology switching.

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  • Youngrok Kim & Hoyong Jung, 2023. "The Impact of Changing Political Positions on Charitable Donations: A Case Study of a Political Scandal in South Korea," The Review of Socionetwork Strategies, Springer, vol. 17(2), pages 145-154, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:trosos:v:17:y:2023:i:2:d:10.1007_s12626-023-00141-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s12626-023-00141-3
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