Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Tirivayi, J.N.
Author-Email: tirivayi@merit.unu.edu
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.
Classification-JEL: H41, C31, C35, D64
Keywords: Altruism, Inequality, Charities, Beggars, Social capital, South Afica
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20140731
Number: 2014-064
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2014/wp2014-064.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 341 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2014064