Economics of Begging?

More on the Economics of Begging - as usual, there seems to be quite a complex set of incentives that drive begging. The most interesting analysis is from Tyler Cowen (Discover your Inner Economist), who also runs an interesting blog: www.marginalrevolution.com

Also, see a discussion on this topic on:

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/freakonomics-quorum-the-economics-of-street-charity/