options even if she plans to act unselfishly. Our theory accommodates the empirical findings on motivation crowding out and …

moral motivation. -- Altruism ; externality ; moral motivation ; motivation crowding ; Pareto efficiency ; regulation … motivation crowding. In particular, we analyze how various governmental interventions affect the agent’s motivation to assume … moral responsibility. Employing a motivation-crowding model, we find that morally motivated behavior will, in general, not …

motivation crowding. In particular, we analyze how various governmental interventions affect the agent's motivation to assume … moral responsibility. Employing a motivation-crowding model, we find that morally motivated behavior will, in general, not … ensure Pareto-efficiency without intervention. A Pigouvian tax may be efficient under motivation crowding. But the efficient …

-sectional data from Germany on self-reported altruism, sector of employment, and donations to charity. In addition, we use panel data …

-Economic Panel Study, which contains data on self-reported altruism, sector of employment, and donations to charity for more than 7 …