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the different ways DAFs are viewed—as quasi-private foundations, public charity substitutes, or as catalysts for new … appreciation, overvaluation of contributed property, uncertain benefits to charity, equity concerns, and enforcement. Part IV … amount of the deduction for property contributions on the net benefit to charity …
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relevance of multiple behavioral theoretical constructs in the sympathy bias and charity domain within one field setting. Beyond …
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This paper estimates the effect of the charitable contribution tax deduction on charities' donation revenue from charities' tax filings. A one percent increase in the tax cost of giving causes charitable receipts to fall by about four percent, an effect three times larger the consensus in the...
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This paper merges the literature on regulation, specifically private provision of public goods, and governance with the literature on philanthropic institutions (awqaf) in Turkey. Traditionally, awqaf (plural for the waqf) have been very functional regarding the socioeconomic realms in Muslim...
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meantime. What, if anything, justifies public support for “restricted spending” charity? This Article offers the first …
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certain “charity failures,” or inefficiencies created by the inability of the charitable contribution deduction to subsidize … successful because it provides a technological solution to some of those charity failures. While the charitable contribution … deduction causes charity failures because the deduction cannot subsidize contributions from low-income donors, crowdfunding can …
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Effective altruists wish to do good while optimizing the social performance they deliver. We apply this principle to the labor market. We determine the optimal occupational choice of a socially motivated worker who has two mutually exclusive options: a job with a for-profit firm and a lower-paid...
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The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act increased the limitation on the tax deductibility of charitable contributions from 50 to 60 percent of adjusted gross income. This note estimates the effect of the share-of-income limitation on giving for the first time. Patterns in giving over time and across...
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Non-profit organizations recently started to use virtual reality (VR) technology to inform the public about their causes, and for fundraising. It is assumed that 360° videos experienced with VR devices create empathy and understanding, and may increase donations. In this study, we test the new...
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Experiments involving multiple public goods with contribution thresholds capture many features of charitable giving environments in which donors try to coordinate their contributions across various potential recipients. We present results from a laboratory experiment that introduces endowment...
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