Replication data for: Altruism and the Child Cycle of Alumni Donations

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jonathan Meer; Harvey S. Rosen

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Project Citation: 

Meer, Jonathan, and Rosen, Harvey S. Replication data for: Altruism and the Child Cycle of Alumni Donations. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114540V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We study alumni contributions to an anonymous research university. If alumni believe donations will increase the likelihood of their child's admission, and if this belief helps motivate their giving, then the pattern of giving should vary systematically with the ages of their children, whether the children ultimately apply to the university, and the admissions outcome. We call this pattern the child cycle of alumni giving. The evidence is consistent with the child-cycle pattern. Thus, while altruism drives some giving, the hope for a reciprocal benefit also plays a role. We compute rough estimates of the proportion of giving due to selfish motives. (JEL D91, D64, I21)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      D64 Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
      D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
      I21 Analysis of Education


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