Some Reasons for Differences in Charitable Giving Between Countries

Dr. William R. Dipietro

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Dr. William R. Dipietro

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This paper employs cross country regression analysis on a large set of countries to look at a few potential determinants of differences in charitable giving across countries. In addition to present income, it finds that the perceived degree of control over future economic conditions matters for charitable giving. Religiosity and perceptions of corruption also appear to be relevant for charitable donations, with religiously exerting a positive effect and corruption perceptions a negative effect on charity.

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Some Reasons for Differences in Charitable Giving Between Countries. (2013). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 13(5), 25-29. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/

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Dr. William R. Dipietro

Dr. William R. DiPietro is a Professor of Economics in the Business Administration Department at Daemen College in Amherst, New York. His research spans a diverse set of topics including charitable giving, food security, health security, income inequality, education, national intelligence, and political corruption. With 61 publications and over 300 citations, his work has contributed to the understanding of economic and social determinants across countries and U.S. states. His h-index of 8 reflects the sustained impact of his scholarly contributions.

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