--- that is, they gain utility from "keeping up with the Joneses" --- they also exhibit altruism. Two sets of efficient tax … regimes are compared, based, on a welfarist- and a non-welfarist optimality criterion, respectively. Altruism turns out not to … be at odds with the consumption externalities. Rather, altruism implicates a bound on efficient utility allocations. A …

- that is, they gain utility from "keeping up with the Joneses" - they also exhibit altruism. Two sets of efficient tax … regimes are compared, based, on a welfarist- and a non-welfarist optimality criterion, respectively. Altruism turns out not to … be at odds with the consumption externalities. Rather, altruism implicates a bound on efficient utility allocations. A …

We test how donors respond to new information about a charity's effectiveness. Freedom from Hunger implemented a test … that highlights two predictions. First, larger gift amounts, holding education and income constant, is a proxy for altruism …). Second, those motivated by altruism will respond positively to appeals based on evidence, whereas those motivated by warm …