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Altruism in Cyberspace : The Voluntary Sharing of Goods On-Line

Levine, Sheen S. - 2014

phenomenon well, and argue for a more comprehensive theory of altruistic behavior. I conclude with recommendations for managers …

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Altruism and Charitable Giving in a Fully Replicated Economy

Gaube, Thomas - 2005

In this paper, an economy is analyzed where one group of agents, the altruists, cares about the well-being of another group of agents, the recipients. It is asked how changes in the size of these groups affect the altruists' charitable giving in the Nash equilibrium. I show that a pure group...

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Equity as a prerequisite for stable cooperation in a public-good economy : the core revisited

Buchholz, Wolfgang; Peters, Wolfgang - 2010

on the one hand and the core property of an allocation on the other. In particular we show that it is an inhomogeneous … sacrifice") which is derived from the egalitarian-equivalent concept suggested by Moulin (1987). We also develop a simple core … test by which it can be checked whether a given allocation is in the core thus being a possible outcome of a cooperative …

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Equity as a Prerequisite for Stable Cooperation in a Public-Good Economy - The Core Revisited

Buchholz, Wolfgang; Peters, Wolfgang - 2021

on the one hand and the core property of an allocation on the other. In particular we show that it is an inhomogeneous … sacrifice”) which is derived from the egalitarian-equivalent concept suggested by Moulin (1987). We also develop a simple core … test by which it can be checked whether a given allocation is in the core thus being a possible outcome of a cooperative …

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The shape of warm glow : field experimental evidence from a fundraiser

Carpenter, Jeffrey P. - 2018

Theory commonly posits agents who care both for the level of provision of a public good and the extent to which they …

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Pro-social behavior, reciprocity or both?

Frey, Bruno S.; Meier, Stephan - 2002

Empirical evidence is provided for the importance of non-reciprocal pro-social behavior of individuals in an anonymous, n-person pure public good setting. A unique panel data set of 136,000 observations is matched with an extensive survey. Even under anonymous conditions, a large number of...

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Chapter 18 Philanthropy

Andreoni, James - In: Handbook of the economics of giving, altruism and …, (pp. 1201-1269). 2006

Philanthropy is one of the enduring areas of economic research. Why would people work hard only to give their earnings away? The paper explores the theoretical foundations, as well as the empirical and policy research on philanthropy. This paper reviews over 25 years worth of economic research,...

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