Charitable bequests are a major source of income for charities but surprisingly little is known about them. The aim of this paper is to propose a multi-stage framework for analysing the bequest decision and to examine the evidence for Great Britain provided by new data on estates. The novelty of...

Charitable giving for overseas development and emergency relief is important in the UK, being about a quarter of the size of government development aid. There has been a strong growth over time, reflecting the activities of development charities and the public response to a series of...

Charitable bequests are a major source of income for charities but surprisingly little is known about them. The aim of this paper is to propose a multi-stage framework for analysing the bequest decision and to examine the evidence for Great Britain provided by new data on estates. The novelty of...

We consider the differences in income distribution between market and planned economies in two ways. First, using benchmarks from the OECD area we review evidence from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union during the socialist period. Second, we look at the...

Charitable giving is an important source of funding for overseas development and emergency relief. Donations in the UK are about a quarter of the size of government development aid. There has been strong growth over time, reflecting the activities of development charities and the public response...

Charitable giving for overseas development and emergency relief is important in the UK, being about a quarter of the size of government development aid. There has been a strong growth over time, reflecting the activities of development charities and the public response to a series of...

A közép-kelet-európai országokban a munkanélküli-ellátások ösztönző hatásainak vizsgálata eddig nem terjedt ki arra a kérdésre, hogy az elhelyezkedési készség ellenőrzése - az úgynevezett indokoltsági feltételek érvényesítése - hogyan befolyásolja a munkanélküliek...

1992 óta Magyarországon a regisztrált munkanélküliek létszáma meghaladja a munkaerő-állomány 10 százalékát, ugyanakkor kevés ismerettel rendelkezünk azokról a munkaerő-piaci áramlásokról, melyek eredőjeképp ez a munkanélküli-állomány kialakul. A szerzők a segélyezett...