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Charitable Giving for Overseas Development: UK Trends Over a Quarter Century


Anthony B. Atkinson


University of Oxford - Department of Economics; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research)

Peter Backus


University of Warwick; University of Southampton

John Micklewright


University of Southampton - Division of Social Statistics; European University Institute; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Cathy Pharoah


City University London

Sylke V. Schnepf


University of Southampton - Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
December 2008

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7087

Abstract:     
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 humanitarian emergencies. This paper examines how individual overseas giving has changed over the quarter century since 1978, using a newly constructed panel data set on donations to individual UK charities. When did the increase take place? Did the public respond to events such as Live Aid? Or has there been a steady upward trend as our society became more globalised? What form did the increase in giving take? Which charities have grown fastest? Have new charities displaced old? How do changes in giving for overseas compare with changes in giving for other causes such as cancer relief or animal welfare? What, if any, is the relation with Official Development Assistance?

Number of Pages in PDF File: 52

Keywords: charitable giving, overseas development, philanthropy, UK

JEL Classification: D12, D64, F35, L31

working papers series


Date posted: February 17, 2009  

Suggested Citation

Atkinson, Anthony B., Backus, Peter, Micklewright, John, Pharoah, Cathy and Schnepf, Sylke V., Charitable Giving for Overseas Development: UK Trends Over a Quarter Century (December 2008). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7087. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1344666

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Anthony B. Atkinson
University of Oxford - Department of Economics ( email )
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Oxford, OX1 3BJ
United Kingdom
CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research)
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Munich, DE-81679
Germany
Peter Backus (Contact Author)
University of Warwick ( email )
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Coventry, West Midlands CV4 8UW
United Kingdom
University of Southampton
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Southampton SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom
John Micklewright
University of Southampton - Division of Social Statistics ( email )
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United Kingdom
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HOME PAGE: http://www.socstats.soton.ac.uk/staff/micklewright/
European University Institute
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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Germany
Cathy Pharoah
City University London ( email )
Northampton Square
London, EC1V OHB
United Kingdom
Sylke V. Schnepf
University of Southampton - Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI) ( email )
Southampton SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
P.O. Box 7240
Bonn, D-53072
Germany
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