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| EST. READ TIME 1 MIN.Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2007 Generosity Index
The Fraser Institute's annual Generosity Index measures this private monetary generosity using readily available data about the extent and depth of charitable donations, as recorded on personal income tax returns in Canada and the United States. As in previous years, the 2007 index reveals a persistent generosity gap between the two countries.
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Niels Veldhuis
President, Fraser Institute -
Milagros Palacios
Director, Addington Centre for Measurement, Fraser InstituteMilagros Palacios is the Director for the Addington Centre for Measurement at the Fraser Institute. She holds a B.S. in IndustrialEngineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Concepcion, Chile. Ms. Palacios has studied public policy involving taxation, government finances, investment, productivity, labour markets, and charitable giving, for nearly 10 years. Since joining the Institute, Ms. Palacios has authored or coauthored over 70 comprehensive research studies, 70 commentaries and four books. Her recent commentaries have appeared in major Canadian newspapers such as the National Post, Toronto Sun, Windsor Star, and Vancouver Sun.… Read more -
Kumi Harischandra
Kumi Harischandra is a former Research Economist in the Fraser Institute's Fiscal Studies Department. She holds a Bachelor of SocialSciences (Honours) degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Simon Fraser University. Since joining the Institute in 2006, Ms. Harischandra has written on taxation, government spending, foreign investment, poverty, charitable giving and business attitudes. Her recent co-publications include Beyond Equalization: Examining Fiscal Transfers in a Broader Context and contributions to Fraser Forum.… Read more