What's in a name? Racial identity and altruism in post-apartheid South Africa

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 266-275

  van der Merwe, Wilhelm Gerhard ^a   Burns, Justine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Altruism; Dictator game; Experimental economics; Racial identity

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; GAME THEORY; RACIAL IDENTITY; TESTING METHOD; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 48249086243     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2008.00174.x     Document Type: Article

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