The Great Recession and Charitable Giving

Jonathan Meer, David H. Miller and Elisa Wulfsberg

No 22902, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We examine the impact of the Great Recession on charitable giving. We find sharp declines in overall donative behavior that is not accounted for by shocks to income or wealth. These results suggest that overall attitudes towards giving changed over this time period.

JEL-codes: D64 E02 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-12
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Published as Jonathan Meer & David Miller & Elisa Wulfsberg, 2017. "The Great Recession and charitable giving," Applied Economics Letters, vol 24(21), pages 1542-1549.

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