other. We show that altruism has a non-monotonic effect on effort. We study how this effect depends on "climate," the … robustness depends on climate. We find that family ties will be stronger in milder climates than in harsher climates. -- altruism …

produce output under uncertainty, and siblings may transfer output to each other. We show that altruism has a non …-monotonic effect on effort. Equilibrium effort decreases (increases) with altruism at low (high) levels of altruism. We study how this … climates than in harsher climates, and that the evolutionarily robust degree of altruism is positive but less than one half …

mixture of true and coerced altruism between family members. We model families as pairs of siblings. Each sibling exerts … actuarially fair formal insurance. We show that coerced family altruism reduces individual efforts in equilibrium. However …, individuals always benefit ex ante from living in families with coerced altruism, as compared with living in autarky. We show that …

mixture of true and coerced altruism between family members. We model families as pairs of siblings. Each sibling exerts … actuarially fair formal insurance. We show that coerced family altruism reduces individual efforts in equilibrium. However …, individuals always benefit ex ante from living in families with coerced altruism, as compared with living in autarky. We show that …

other. We show that altruism has a non-monotonic effect on effort. We study how this effect depends on climate, the …

mixture of true and coerced altruism between family members. We model families as pairs of siblings. Each sibling exerts … actuarially fair formal insurance. We show that coerced family altruism reduces individual efforts in equilibrium. However …, individuals always benefit ex ante from living in families with coerced altruism, as compared with living in autarky. We show that …