Gender Differences in Charitable Giving
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Schnepf, Sylke V.
Piper, Greg
Abstract / Description
The predominant part of the literature states that women are more likely to donate to charitable causes but men are more generous in terms of the amount given. The last result generally derives from the focus on mean amount given. This paper examines gender differences in giving focusing on the distribution of amounts donated and the probability of giving using UK micro-data on individual giving to charitable causes. Results indicate that most women are more generous than men also in terms of the amounts donated. Quantile regression analysis shows that this pattern is robust if we take into account gender differences in individual characteristics such as household structure, education and income. The analysis also examines differences in gender preferences for varying charitable causes. For most of the paper, separate analyses are presented for single and married/cohabiting people, highlighting the very different gender patterns of giving behaviour found in the two groups.
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Spende Geschlechtsunterschied Spende Geschlechtsunterschied charitable donations gender differencesPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2007
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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;3242
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Schnepf, Sylke V.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Piper, Greg
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Made available on2008-06-02
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:03:12Z
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Date of first publication2007
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Abstract / DescriptionThe predominant part of the literature states that women are more likely to donate to charitable causes but men are more generous in terms of the amount given. The last result generally derives from the focus on mean amount given. This paper examines gender differences in giving focusing on the distribution of amounts donated and the probability of giving using UK micro-data on individual giving to charitable causes. Results indicate that most women are more generous than men also in terms of the amounts donated. Quantile regression analysis shows that this pattern is robust if we take into account gender differences in individual characteristics such as household structure, education and income. The analysis also examines differences in gender preferences for varying charitable causes. For most of the paper, separate analyses are presented for single and married/cohabiting people, highlighting the very different gender patterns of giving behaviour found in the two groups.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16166
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1078
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8983
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Language of contenteng
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Is part ofIZA Discussion Paper Series No. 3242
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Is part of seriesForschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;3242
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Keyword(s)Spendede
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Keyword(s)Geschlechtsunterschiedde
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Keyword(s)Spendede
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Keyword(s)Geschlechtsunterschiedde
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Keyword(s)charitable donationsen
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Keyword(s)gender differencesen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleGender Differences in Charitable Givingen
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok