Examining the Association of Welfare State Expenditure, Non-profit Regimes and Charitable Giving

• DOI: 10.1007/s11266-016-9739-7
• Publication Date: 2016-06-08T20:09:16Z
• Authors: Astrid Pennerstorfer; Michaela Neumayr
• Keywords: Eurobarometer; Crowding out; Crowding; Empirical evidence; Survey data collection

This paper explores cross-country variations in charitable giving and investigates the association of welfare state policies with private philanthropy. Hypotheses are drawn from crowding-out theory considerations about influence a country’s mixed economy welfare. We add to on-going discussion concerning hypothesis empirical evidence by looking at specific subsectors people donate across countries. Using Eurobarometer survey data that include 23 countries, we find no for effect, but rather crosswise crowding-in effect donations. Moreover, behaviour differs between non-profit regimes.