Chapter 18 Philanthropy

Philanthropy is one of the enduring areas of economic research. Why would people work hard only to give their earnings away? The paper explores the theoretical foundations, as well as the empirical and policy research on philanthropy. This paper reviews over 25 years worth of economic research, and points to the many challenging new questions that remain.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Andreoni, James
Published in:	Handbook of the economics of giving, altruism and reciprocity : volume 2, Applications. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, ISBN 0-444-50697-7. - 2006, p. 1201-1269
Subject:	philanthropy \| charitable giving \| altruism \| public goods \| voluntarism \| bequest \| fund-raising \| Wohltätigkeit \| Charity \| Fundraising \| Altruismus \| Altruism \| Öffentliche Güter \| Public goods \| Theorie \| Theory \| Erbe \| Inheritance

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1016/S1574-0714(06)02018-5 [DOI]
Classification:	D4 - Market Structure and Pricing ; H41 - Public Goods
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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