Report

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.

Keyword(s)

Spende Geschlechtsunterschied Spende Geschlechtsunterschied charitable donations gender differences

Persistent Identifier

Date of first publication

2007

Is part of series

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;3242

Citation

  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Schnepf, Sylke V.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Piper, Greg
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:03:12Z
  • Made available on
    2008-06-02
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:32:08Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:03:12Z
  • Date of first publication
    2007
  • 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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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16166
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1078
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8983
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 3242
  • Is part of series
    Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;3242
  • Keyword(s)
    Spende
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Geschlechtsunterschied
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Spende
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Geschlechtsunterschied
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    charitable donations
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    gender differences
    en
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Gender Differences in Charitable Giving
    en
  • DRO type
    report
  • Visible tag(s)
    PsyDok