An economic study of charitable giving

该项目旨在研究慈善捐赠和帮助行为的动机，以及这些动机如何在不同机构下与外部因素相互作用。2015年的最新数据显示，澳大利亚的慈善捐款已降至30年来的最低点。尽管实际GDP增加了，但不平等加剧了。与弱势群体有关的社会规范和观念会影响捐赠者的动机。预期目标是设计能够影响诸如慈善捐赠、再分配、接收难民和移民融入等亲社会活动的举措，并增进对亲社会行为的基本机制的了解。

This project aims to study the motivations for charitable giving and helping behaviour and how these motivations interact with external factors under different institutions.Recent data from 2015 show that charitable donations in Australia have fallen to a 30-year low. Although real GDP has increased, inequality has risen. Social norms and perceptions relating to disadvantaged people can influence donor motivations. The anticipated goal is to design initiatives that influence prosocial activities such as charitable giving, redistribution, refugee intake and migrant integration, and improve understanding of the underlying mechanisms of prosocial behaviour.