Faculty

Nicolas Duquette

Associate Professor

Education

PhD in Economics, University of Michigan

Expertise

Nonprofit economics
Public finance
Economic history

Biography

Nicolas J. Duquette is Associate Professor at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy, where he’s held a position since 2014. Duquette earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan, after receiving his B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College. His research is mainly focused on philanthropy, inequality, and economic policies affecting charitable giving, including peer-reviewed research on the evolution of giving in the United States, the effects of tax incentives on charitable contributions, and the history of the US charitable contribution income tax deduction. His work has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Public Economics, the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, and Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

Selected Publications

Hargaden, E. P., & Duquette, N. J. (2023). The U-Shaped Charitable-Giving Curve. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 53(4).
Duquette, N. J., & Hargaden, E. P. (2021). Inequality and giving. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 186, 189-200.
Duquette, N. J., & Mayo, J. (2021). Who gives and who gets? Tax policy and the long-run distribution of philanthropy in the United States. In The Routledge Handbook of Taxation and Philanthropy (pp. 268-284). Routledge.

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Affiliated Research Centers

Bedrosian Center on Governance

Effective governance is essential to the quality of life of all Americans. The center is dedicated to understanding and improving the nature of democratic governance, policymaking, and management of the public enterprise in the 21st century. The center provides a highly visible focal point for imaginative research, policy analysis, and dialogue across the university. Through public discussion, the center focuses on pressing issues facing society and integrates conversations with civic education, which is at the heart of strong communities.

Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy

Established in 2000, the Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy promotes more effective philanthropy and strengthens the nonprofit sector to advance public problem solving. Its research focuses on trends and patterns in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, philanthropic strategies for social impact, and challenges in philanthropic stewardship and leadership.

Sol Price Center for Social Innovation

The Sol Price Center for Social Innovation was established with the recent gift to name the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. This new center aims to advance ideas, strategies, and practices that enhance the quality of life for people in urban communities.