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Panel-Data Estimates of Charitable Giving: A Synthesis of Techniques

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Reports compelling empirical support for portraying giving as a dynamic activity and that the charitable deduction should not be restricted or eliminated. Attempts to provide additional insight into taxation's net effect on giving using only a synthesis of prior panel studies.

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  • Barrett, Kevin S., 1991. "Panel-Data Estimates of Charitable Giving: A Synthesis of Techniques," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 44(3), pages 365-381, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:44:y:1991:i:3:p:365-81
    DOI: 10.1086/NTJ41788910
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    4. Duquette, Christopher M., 1999. "Is Charitable Giving by Nonitemizers Responsive to Tax Incentives? New Evidence," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 52(2), pages 195-206, June.
    5. Leily Farrokhvar & Azadeh Ansari & Behrooz Kamali, 2018. "Predictive models for charitable giving using machine learning techniques," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(10), pages 1-14, October.
    6. Barrett, Kevin S. & McGuirk, Anya M. & Steinberg, Richard S., 1997. "Further Evidence on the Dynamic Impact of Taxes on Charitable Giving," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 50(2), pages 321-334, June.
    7. David Eaton, 2001. "Charitable contributions and tax price elasticities for nonitemizing taxpayers," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 7(4), pages 431-442, November.
    8. Richer, Jerrell, 1995. "Green Giving: An Analysis of Contributions to Major U.S. Environmental Groups," RFF Working Paper Series dp-95-39, Resources for the Future.
    9. Duquette, Christopher M., 1999. "Is Charitable Giving by Nonitemizers Responsive to Tax Incentives? New Evidence," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association, vol. 52(n. 2), pages 195-206, June.
    10. Richer, Jerrell, 1995. "Green Giving: An Analysis of Contributions to Major U.S. Environmental Groups," Discussion Papers 10870, Resources for the Future.
    11. Tiefenbach, Tim & Kohlbacher, Florian, 2015. "Disasters, donations, and tax law changes: Disentangling effects on subjective well-being by exploiting a natural experiment," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 94-112.
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    15. Khanna, Jyoti & Posnett, John & Sandler, Todd, 1995. "Charity donations in the UK: New evidence based on panel data," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 56(2), pages 257-272, February.

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