Download This PaperThe Great Recession and Charitable Giving
12 Pages Posted: 5 Dec 2016 Last revised: 29 Jan 2023
Date Written: December 2016
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.
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Meer, Jonathan and Wulfsberg, Elisa and Miller, David, The Great Recession and Charitable Giving (December 2016). NBER Working Paper No. w22902, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2880340
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