Charitable giving under inequality aversion

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 107
Issue: 2
Pages: 208-210

Authors (2)

Derin-Güre, Pinar (not in RePEc) Uler, Neslihan (University of Maryland)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We use General Social Survey data to test our theory's prediction that voluntary giving increases with inequality aversion for high income individuals, and that the opposite is true for low income individuals. We find strong support for our theoretical predictions.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:107:y:2010:i:2:p:208-210
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25