An analysis of altruistic and selfish motivations underlying hometown tax donations in Japan
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Keywords
Altruism; Hometown tax donation; Self-interest; Redistribution;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
- H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
- H84 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Disaster Aid
- Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
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