TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Arulampalam, Wiji
AU  - Backus, Peter G.
AU  - Micklewright, John
        TI  - Unofficial Development Assistance: A Dynamic Model of Charities' Donation Income
        PY  - 2011/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 5616
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp5616
        AB  - The empirical literature on the determinants of charities donation income, distinguishing the charitable cause, is small. We extend the literature in several ways. First, we focus on overseas development charities allowing us to give more consideration to the particular characteristics of this cause. Second, we look at the impact of macroeconomic change over a quarter century including changes in household income and in government spending on ODA, as well as 'charity level' variables that earlier authors have considered. Third, we use a general dynamic model and rigorous testing procedures to arrive at our specification. Using a newly assembled long panel of data, we find evidence of a strong, but diminishing fundraising effect. We find no evidence of crowding out by either grants made directly to charities or by changes in the public provision of development funding.
        KW  - overseas development
KW  - charitable giving
        ER  -