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Sur le nombre optimal d’organismes de bienfaisance

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  • Barla, Philippe

    (Université Laval)

  • Pestieau, Pierre

    (Université de Liège)

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In this paper, we assume that contributing to a charitable organisation (CO) brings some “joy of giving” (or “warm glow”) only if the organisation’s ideological values are close to those of the donor. We also assume that creating a CO entails set-up costs. Thus more CO generates more contributions but also more costs. We compare the number of CO in a “laissez-faire” setting with that in a first-best optimum. We then look at what should be the second-best solution when the only policy tool is the number of CO. RÉSUMÉ : Dans cet article, nous supposons que contribuer à un organisme de bienfaisance (OB) procure du « plaisir de donner » (ou un « effet d’aura ») uniquement si les valeurs idéologiques de l’organisme sont proches de celle du donateur. Nous supposons également que la création d’un nouvel OB génère un coût d’entrée. Ainsi, si un plus grand nombre d’OB conduit à plus de dons, cela entraîne également une réplication des coûts fixes. Nous comparons le nombre d’OB dans une situation de « laissez-faire » avec le nombre optimal à l’équilibre de premier rang. Nous examinons ensuite la solution de second rang lorsque le seul instrument de politique publique est le nombre d’OB.

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  • Barla, Philippe & Pestieau, Pierre, 2009. "Sur le nombre optimal d’organismes de bienfaisance," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 85(1), pages 5-11, mars.
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    1. PESTIEAU, Pierre & SATO, Motohiro, 2006. "Limiting the number of charities," LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE 2006074, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
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