Net Give

Alex Bäcker

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Abstract

The author proposes a new metric called "Net Give" to measure an individual's contribution to society, contrasting it with the traditional "net worth" valuation, and suggests publishing these rankings to encourage philanthropic behavior.

Society ranks its members by their “net worth”. Yet what they took for themselves is hardly what they’re worth to society. Here I propose an alternate measure: their Net Give, or what they have given to society. The annual publication of the top net givers is suggested to incentivize giving.

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Bäcker, Alex: Net Give. alexbacker.com/w/net-give. Originally published at http://alexbacker.pbworks.com/Net%20Give.

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