Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Tirivayi J.N. 
Author-workplace-name: UNU-MERIT
Title: Giving in South Africa:  Determining the influence of altruism, inequality aversion and social capital
Abstract: I use data from the South African Social Giving Survey to investigate  the role of social capital and motivations for giving to formal  charities and beggars. Results suggest that both impure altruism and  inequality aversion positively influence giving to formal charities but  they have no influence on giving to beggars. The role of social capital  is varied. Members of informal insurance groups are more likely to give  to both charities and beggars, while members of formal community groups  are more likely to give to charities only. Members of interest groups  are actually less likely to donate to charities and prefer giving to  beggars.
Keywords: Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models; Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Altruism; Philanthropy; Public Goods; 
Classification-JEL: H41; C31; C35; D64; .
Series:  Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2014
Number: 064
File-URL: http://pub.maastrichtuniversity.nl/6c588414-d558-4933-8939-f272ee99cc28
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 341195
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2014064