What is altruism?

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-123

  Khalil, Elias L ^a,b  

^a Amer Inst for Economic Research   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Three implications (sentimental foolishness, parental care, honesty); Three normative self actional theories; Three rationalistic interactional theories

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346413314     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(03)00075-8     Document Type: Article

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