Chapter 2 The Empirical Analysis of Transfer Motives

Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 127-181

  Schokkaert, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

crowding out; dutiful altruism; pure altruism; social norms; social prestige; warm glow

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149090024     PISSN: 15740714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0714(06)01002-5     Document Type: Review

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