Sambanis, Nicholas;
Nikolova, Elena;
Schultz, Anna;
(2022)
The effects of economic austerity on pro-sociality: Evidence from Greece.
European Union Politics
, 23
(4)
pp. 567-589.
10.1177/14651165221120527.
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Abstract
The European sovereign debt crisis resulted in policies of fiscal austerity and economic downturn in Greece, marked by a prolonged period of recession and high unemployment. This article explores the social impact of the economic crisis, focusing on its effects on altruism using new household-level survey data and quasi-behavioral outcomes. We focus on the effects of joblessness, the most severe form of economic hardship imposed as a result of the crisis. Our findings reveal a strong relationship between job loss in the household and decreased altruism. We provide experimental evidence of these effects and of in-group bias in charitable giving as a result of joblessness. Our results show that joblessness intensifies survey respondents’ preferences for national as opposed to foreign charities.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The effects of economic austerity on pro-sociality: Evidence from Greece |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/14651165221120527 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/14651165221120527 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Social Sciences, Political Science, Government & Law, Altruism, austerity, joblessness, solidarity, MATCHING ESTIMATORS, NATIONAL IDENTITY, ALTRUISM, PREFERENCES, MULTIVARIATE, SALIENCE, BALANCE, BIAS |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10209913 |
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