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Raad, Rodrigo J.; Guedes, Gilvan R. - Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional … - 2014

This paper develops a theoretical model for parental behavior regarding land inheritance, explicitly accounting for consumption and human capital savings strategies. We distinguish two types of modeling: one with and another without strategic behavior. In the first model, we assume that children...

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Calamity, Aid and Indirect Reciprocity: the Long Run Impact of Tsunami on Altruism

Becchetti, Leonardo; Castriota, Stefano; Conzo, Pierluigi - Centro Studi di Economia e Finanza (CSEF) - 2012

Natural disasters have been shown to produce effects on social capital, risk and time preferences of victims. We run experiments on altruistic preferences on a sample of Sri Lankan microfinance borrowers affected/unaffected by the tsunami shock in 2004 at a 7-year distance from the event (a...

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The Power of Reciprocity

Diekmann, Andreas - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 48 (2004) 4, pp. 487-505

In two experiments, the existence and extent of altruistic reciprocity is exploredin the context of a simple experimental game, â€œthe sequential dictator.â€ Findings show that altruistic reciprocity is frequent and robust, and the reciprocity norm does not erode if stakes are raised....

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On Altruists and Egoists in Activity Participation and Travel: Who are they and do they live together?

Goulias, Konstadinos G.; Henson, Kriste M. - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2006

self-serving groups but not in their entirety. Altruism at home is directed most often toward the immediate family members …

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Companionship and Altruism in Daily Activity Time Allocation and Travel by Men and Women in the Same Households

Goulias, Konstadinos G - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2007

analysis altruism and companionship between men and women are explored using path analysis to identify gender-roles and mutual … significant and substantial at any level of time allocation. Regarding the relationship between altruism and companionship, men …

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Incorporating Fairness Into Game Theory

Rabin, Matthew - Institute of Business and Economic Research (IBER), … - 1992

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Incorporating Fairness Into Game Theory

Rabin, Matthew - Institute of Business and Economic Research (IBER), … - 1991

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Self-Signaling Versus Social-Signaling in Giving

Grossman, Zachary - Department of Economics, University of California-Santa … - 2010

I investigate the relative importance of social-signaling versus self-signaling in driving giving. I derive specific qualitative predictions about how the response of an image-motivated dictator to a change in the probability that her choice will be implemented depends crucially on the...

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Hurley, Jeremiah; Mentzakis, Emmanouil - In: Journal of Health Economics 32 (2013) 4, pp. 671-681

Health-related external benefits are of potentially large importance for public policy. This paper investigates health-related external benefits using a stated-preference discrete-choice experiment framed in a health care context and including choice scenarios defined by six attributes related...

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Altruism and participation costs in local redistribution: Empirical evidence for Brazilian municipalities

Terra, Rafael; Mattos, Enlinson - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) May, pp. 392-438

geographically limited altruism model proposed by Pauly, incorporating the possibility of participation costs associated with the … program leakages. To empirically disentangle participation costs and spatially restricted altruism effects, an additional test … benefit value received by beneficiaries. The estimates suggest that both cost and altruism play important roles in the demand …

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