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Charitable Giving in Wartime: Evidence from Ukraine’s War Fundraising

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  • Margaryta Klymak
  • Andrew Kosenko
  • Oleg Korenok
  • Dariia Mykhailyshyna
  • Kathryn Vasilaky

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We analyze how military events, casualties, and media coverage influence same-day donations to a major Ukrainian nonprofit supporting the military during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a unique setting, we exploit random variation in attacks on civilians across time to estimate that one additional civilian fatality causes between $4,860 and $6,992 in same-day donations, and leads to at least $15,550 in cumulative donations. Disentangling the effects of events and media coverage, we estimate that a 1% increase in media mentions of military activity leads to a $2,584 increase in same day donations and an $8,121 increase in cumulative donations.

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  • Margaryta Klymak & Andrew Kosenko & Oleg Korenok & Dariia Mykhailyshyna & Kathryn Vasilaky, 2025. "Charitable Giving in Wartime: Evidence from Ukraine’s War Fundraising," CSAE Working Paper Series 2025-04, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
    • Handle: RePEc:csa:wpaper:2025-04
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    Keywords

    Charitable giving; conflict; public goods;
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    JEL classification:

    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods

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