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<p>Drawing on a highly detailed database of anonymized tax returns (N = 400,000) from Czechia (2008–2020), we aim to describe and explain regional patterns in individual giving. The key research question is to what extent regional differences are shaped by individual factors and to what extent by factors at the regional level, including regional economic performance and structure (industrial, ownership), position in the urban hierarchy, human and social capital, rurality, and political preferences. Czechia is a relatively small, developed, and ethnically homogeneous country, with a centralised tax system. Potential regional differences in individual giving are likely to be driven by particularities of economic structure and/or social capital. Hierarchical linear regression models with fixed effects were employed to distinguish the effects of these two groups of factors.</p>
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Drawing on a highly detailed database of anonymized tax returns (N = 400,000) from Czechia (2008–2020), we aim to describe and explain regional patterns in individual giving. The key research question is to what extent regional differences are shaped by individual factors and to what extent by factors at the regional level, including regional economic performance and structure (industrial, ownership), position in the urban hierarchy, human and social capital, rurality, and political preferences. Czechia is a relatively small, developed, and ethnically homogeneous country, with a centralised tax system. Potential regional differences in individual giving are likely to be driven by particularities of economic structure and/or social capital. Hierarchical linear regression models with fixed effects were employed to distinguish the effects of these two groups of factors.

The geography of individual charitable giving: do personal or regional characteristics matter?

Department of Human Geography and Regional Development

Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava

Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University

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Drawing on a highly detailed database of anonymized tax returns (N = 400,000) from Czechia (2008–2020), we aim to describe and explain regional patterns in...

The geography of individual charitable giving: do personal or regional characteristics matter?

Published Online: Jun 29, 2024

Page range: 77 - 93

Received: Dec 12, 2023

Accepted: May 25, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2024-0006

Keywords
Individual giving, Donating, Philanthropy, Charitable giving, Regional disparities

© 2024 Marek Halada et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The geography of individual charitable giving: do personal or regional characteristics matter?

Published Online: Jun 29, 2024

Page range: 77 - 93

Received: Dec 12, 2023

Accepted: May 25, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2024-0006

KeywordsIndividual giving, Donating, Philanthropy, Charitable giving, Regional disparities

© 2024 Marek Halada et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Individual giving, Donating, Philanthropy, Charitable giving, Regional disparities