Altruism with Social Roots: An Emerging Literature

This paper analyzes the emerging literature on the determinants of giving within a social network. We propose two main explanatory variables for previous experimental results on the friendship effect. The first is social integration, which has a positive impact on giving. The second variable is strategic and is based on reciprocity: the possibility of ex-post favors. Econometric analysis shows that both variables play a positive (and significant) role.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Pablo, Brañas-Garza ; Espinosa, María Paz
Published in:	REVISTA DESARROLLO Y SOCIEDAD. - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE. - 2006
Publisher:	UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE
Subject:	giving \| social networks \| reciprocity \| social integration

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Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior ; D64 - Altruism ; Z13 - Social Norms and Social Capital
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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