Abstract:Discussions regarding the form that state transfers should take generally focus on the relative effi ciency of transfers in kind vis-à-vis transfers in cash. This article, however, proposes a different approach -to determine the optimal structure of a donation, i.e. its optimal composition. Hence, the problem no longer lies in attempting to fi gure out whether a donation in kind is either more or less effi cient than a donation in cash, but rather, to determine, through various hypotheses relative to the agent's behaviour, the most preferable structure for the donor.
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