depending on whether preferences exhibit desert elation or desert guilt. Our notion of desert generalizes distributional concern … guilt generates a continuum of symmetric equilibria. Equilibrium effort can lie above or below the level in the absence of … desert, so desert guilt generates behavior consistent with both positive and negative reciprocity and may underpin social …

). The proposer may be altruistic towards the responder either out of a genuine desire to make her happy or out of guilt. The … responder derives disutility from apparent acts of altruism motivated by guilt because she considers them to be insincere. She …’s prosocial behavior. I consider two recent formulations of endogenous guilt: simple guilt and guilt from blame. These …

asymmetric information. I show that the `shame' of accepting a possible bribe can screen for reciprocation inducing `guilt'. An …

Parties in a bargaining situation may perceive guilt, a utility loss caused by receiving the larger share that is … problem for self-interested bargainers to a game with equally patient bargainers that exhibit a similar degree of guilt. The … bargaining parties still reach agreement in the first period. If guilt is strong, they split the bargaining surplus equally. In …

being worse off and guilt if being better off, but they still reach agreement in the first period under complete information …. If the perceived guilt is strong, then the inequality-averse bargainers split the bargaining surplus equally regardless … of their degree of envy. If guilt is weak, then the agreed split is tilted away from the Rubinstein division towards a …

female empowerment, measured through different indicators. We came to the conclusion that, in underdeveloped societies, there … must be a “threshold” from which female empowerment implies a decrease in domestic violence. However, as long as this …

microfinance, poverty reduction, and female empowerment. Microfinance programs provide an effective and operational policy tool … than men. However, the rigidity of microfinance programs does little to enhance female political empowerment. Thus, it is …

the bank also had an impact on economic or social measures of poverty, including empowerment of poor women, or income …

Well-being is desired and drives all ages and all societies. Empowerment is a means to well-being. The issue of … empowerment endures at older ages also. Addressing this issue is central as the Indian population continues to age. The present … property, as autonomy is a manifestation of empowerment. For this purpose, data sets from the 42nd and the 52nd round of the …