When Charity Begins at Home: How Personal Financial Scarcity Drives Preference for Donating Locally at the Expense of Global Concerns

We present our results within the context of the broader conversation among psychologists and philosophers regarding optimal giving to achieve the greatest social good, suggesting that even a small change in donation allocation has substantial economic consequences for charities far away from home.
Source: Journal of Economic Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research