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Benjamin Priday

Benjamin Priday is a PhD candidate in the Department of Economics at Texas A&M University. His research interests include behavioral economics and public finance, particularly tax policy, charitable giving, altruism, and religion.

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Charitable giving: Are the rich really stingier than the rest of us?

May 21, 2020 12:56 pm

Charitable giving: Are the rich really stingier than the rest of us?

Many people believe that the rich are inherently less generous — or that they donate only to museums and art galleries, preferably at fancy galas. But not so fast, says Benjamin Priday, an economist who studies charitable giving.