the degrees of filial and parental altruism and adjust them for their respective life expectancy and fertility rates. The … adjusted degree of filial altruism tends to be low in developing Asia. Our welfare analyses reveal that the developing Asian … low adjusted degree of filial altruism may trap the developing Asian countries at the low levels of public old‐age support …

Altruism, giving and pro-social conduct, and reciprocity, are the basis of the existence and performance of societies … (which they sometimes also create); and in charity and specific organizations. Altruism has various origins: it can be … hedonistic or natural altruism in empathy, affection, sympathy, emotional contagion, pity, and compassion; or normative altruism …

study is needed because it is unclear how altruism influences the inclination of an altruistic person to take risks. Will … ability to make altruistic transfers? Or does altruism induce a person to resort to risky behavior because the reward for a … averse than a comparable person who is not altruistic: altruism is a cause of greater willingness to take risks. The finding …