Philanthropy

James Andreoni ()

Chapter 18 in Handbook on the Economics of Giving, Reciprocity and Altruism, 2006, vol. 1, pp 1201-1269 from Elsevier

Abstract: 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.

JEL-codes: Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
ISBN: 0-444-52145-3
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