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On the Desirability of Taxing Charitable Contributions [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2007
We develop a model that allows for public goods and status signaling through charitable contributions. This model provides a unified framework in which contributions are driven both by altruism and status signaling. We use this setup to re-examine the conventional practice of rendering a favorable tax treatment to charitable contributions.
Tomer Blumkin, Efraim Sadka
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Taxing and Subsidising Charitable Contributions [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines a model of charitable contributions in which there exist both warm-glow and public good motives for giving, but where the warm-glow motive is competitive in the sense that individuals evaluate their own contribution relative to that of their peers.
Alan Krause
openaire   +3 more sources

The Evolution of Giving: Considerations for Regulation of Cryptocurrency Donation Deductions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This Issue Brief looks at the rapidly growing area of cryptocurrency donations to nonprofit organizations. Given the recent IRS guidance issued on taxation of Bitcoin, specifically its decision to treat cryptocurrencies as property, questions now arise ...
Aarts, Clara   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT [PDF]

open access: yesNational Tax Journal, 1995
This paper uses 1988-1991 state-level data to examine the effects of tax policy, income, and sociopolitical char-acteristics on charitable contributions to international relief and development. Unlike assistance to domestic religious, educational, cultural, health, and social welfare institutions, donations to organizations that primarily benefit ...
Ribar, David C., Wilhelm, Mark O.
openaire   +2 more sources

Repeated Charitable Contributions Under Incomplete Information [PDF]

open access: yesThe Economic Journal, 2007
Incomplete information about (independent) private valuations of charities by potential donors provides an important strategic rationale for announcement of donations during fundraising drives and explains why donors may add to their initial contributions after learning about contributions made by others.
Bag, P.K., Roy, S.
openaire   +1 more source

Evaluation of in vitro toxicity of common phytochemicals included in weight loss supplements using 1H NMR spectroscopy

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We investigated the toxicity of 12 active compounds commonly found in herbal weight loss supplements (WLS) using human liver and colon cell models. Epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate was the only compound showing significant toxicity. Metabolic profiling revealed protein degradation, disrupted energy and lipid metabolism suggesting that the inclusion of EGCG ...
Emily C. Davies   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Missing Tax Benefit of Donor-Advised Funds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The second largest charitable organization in the country in terms of annual money raised is not the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, or the YMCA— it’s Fidelity Investments. The sixth largest is Charles Schwab Corp. Vanguard Group Inc. is No. 10.
Brooks, John R.
core   +1 more source

Blood‐based proteomic profiling reveals context‐dependent changes in BCL2‐associated signaling during taxane therapy in breast cancer patients

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Chemotherapy side effects significantly impact cancer survivors' quality of life. Using protein levels in blood samples from breast cancer patients before and after 12 weeks of taxane treatment, we detected treatment‐dependent changes in calcium signaling and aging pathways associated with cancer recurrence.
Saira Munshani   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source

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