distinct and economically relevant component of individual preferences alongside selfishness and altruism. This recognition is … power of trust as a determinant of those decisions, suggesting that altruism may explain much of what ‘looks like’ trust … protocols and framing. Therefore, we propose discriminatory tests for altruism and trust that can be based on within …

emerges with nontrivial voting costs and modest altruism. The model can explain higher turnout in close elections as well as …

We build a theory of prosocial behaviour that combines heterogeneity in individual altruism and greed with concerns for …

public good – here, new productions – to have access to a private good – here, fringe benefits – and by altruism. The results …

social security system and inheritance taxation) in an overlapping generations model with perfect altruism. It generalizes … productivity and altruism. Within such a model wealth is entirely held in the steady-state by the families with the highest degree … of altruism. Under plausible assumptions both public debt and social security are neutral à la Ricardo, while increasing …