In order to figure out a new trend you have to look at the other ways trends about your topic have been analyzed. Since my research question has to do with donations looking at articles that focus on what factors may determine what effects peoples willingness to donate. In the journal “The Canadian Journal of Economics” there is an article titled  “Economic determinants of individual charitable donations in Canada” written by  R. D. Hood, S. A. Martin and L. S. Osberg.  As the title of the article mentions the topic of this research is an in-depth study of the variables that effect individual charitable donations. Mainly the economic variables because one of the major more common ideologies about donating is that what constitutes as a “good” donation is seemingly a percentage of your total income. Which brings up many questions about the psychological, social, or economics aspects of donating,  but the question this research study decided to handle is “how would tax reforms effect charitable donations in Canada”. To answer this question the researchers gathered people’s opinions about donations and how tax reforms may or may not encourage more individual charitable donations. To define the general theories behind donating. And empirical data to make note on trends using qualitative analysis because in the end goal is to make predictions about how tax reforms will alter individual donations. Overall I think this a well done research study though it tackles something a little more abstract than the previous ones I’ve looked at. What I think others will find interesting about the this article is how in Canada taxes can play a big role in someones decision to make a donation whereas in the United States it’s most likely very different.

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