American Economic Journal:
Economic Policy
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Are Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving Efficient? Evidence from France
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
vol. 2,
no. 2, May 2010
(pp. 117–41)
Abstract
This paper estimates the effect of tax incentives for charitable contributions in France. We focus on two reforms that increased the nonrefundable tax credit rate for charitable contributions by 32 percent. We use a difference-in-difference identification, comparing the evolution of contributions for groups of households with similar income, but different taxable status due to differences in family size. We control for censoring issues and investigate distributional effects using a three-step censored quantile regression estimator. We find that the price elasticity of contributions is relatively small, but tends to increase with the level of gifts. (JEL D14, D64, H24)Citation
Fack, Gabrielle, and Camille Landais. 2010. "Are Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving Efficient? Evidence from France." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2 (2): 117–41. DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.2.117Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D14 Personal Finance
- D64 Altruism
- H24 Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies; includes inheritance and gift taxes
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