Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/207354 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12528
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
What determines human beings' decisions to donate money to a charity? Using a nationally representative survey of the Japanese population, we demonstrate that having been taught by a female teacher in their first year of school makes individuals more likely to donate to charities following natural disasters. The findings are robust in controlling for lessons on prosocial behaviors, such as group learning. We tested our results separately for men and women, as well as on prosocial attitude outcomes. Overall, our results suggest potential prosocial implications may arise from teacher-student gender matching.
Subjects: 
charitable giving
gender
prosocial
Japan
natural disaster
donation
JEL: 
D64
I20
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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