scholarly journals CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT

1995 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID C. RIBAR ◽  
MARK O. WILHELM
Keyword(s):  
Charitable Contributions ◽  
International Relief

THE FLAT-RATE INCOME TAX, TAX BURDEN, AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

1984 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 569-574
Author(s):  
DAVID B. LAWRENCE ◽  
MASSOUD M. SAGHAFI
Keyword(s):  
Income Tax ◽  
Tax Burden ◽  
Charitable Contributions ◽  
Flat Rate

The Politics of Donations: Are Red Counties More Donative Than Blue Counties?

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie E. Paarlberg ◽  
Rebecca Nesbit ◽  
Richard M. Clerkin ◽  
Robert K. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Charitable Giving ◽  
Political Competition ◽  
Tax Burden ◽  
Charitable Contributions ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
Public Revenue ◽  
The Relationship

This article integrates parallel literatures about the determinants of redistribution across place. Using regression-based path analysis, we explore how tax burden mediates the relationship between political conditions and charitable contributions. Our analysis indicates that counties with a higher proportion of people voting Republican report higher charitable contributions, and tax burden partially mediates this relationship. However, the effect of political ideology on charitable contributions is nonlinear. As the proportion voting Republican in non-Republican-dominated counties increases, the predicted levels of charitable giving actually decreases. In contrast, as the proportion voting Republican increases in Republican-dominated counties, charitable contributions increase. Higher levels of political competition decrease charitable giving, again with partial mediation by tax burden. We also find that the “crowding in” effect of lower tax burdens on charitable giving only partially compensates for the loss of public revenue. Ultimately, total levels of redistribution—both private and government—are higher in Democratic-leaning counties.

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