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Determinants of Contributions to Religious Organizations
Author(s) -
Zaleski Peter A.,
Zech Charles E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1536-7150
pISSN - 0002-9246
DOI - 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1992.tb02729.x
Subject(s) - religious organization , race (biology) , key (lock) , turnover , demographic economics , sociology , economics , social psychology , public economics , psychology , political science , law , management , biology , gender studies , ecology
A bstract . A model of contributions to one's religious congregation suggests that since the operations of the congregation rely upon voluntary contributions from members, congregation members will contribute less as congregation size increases. This type of behavior, known as free riding is supported by the empirical results. Furthermore, income, race , congregation expenses and denomination are key determinants of contributions.