Wednesday, July 03, 2013

The Specter Of Death Makes People Less Charitable - Real Time Economics - WSJ

The Specter Of Death Makes People Less Charitable - Real Time Economics - WSJ: mpending death usually raises the issue of having to give away one’s possessions. But according to a new study, the prospect of passing away may make individuals less charitable.

In a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists Jonathan Meer of Texas A&M University and Harvey Rosen of Princeton University used charitable-giving data from an anonymous university to examine end-of-life giving patterns

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