The intergenerational transmission of generosity

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 2146-2156

  Wilhelm, Mark Ottoni ^a   Brown, Eleanor ^b   Rooney, Patrick M ^a   Steinberg, Richard ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Charitable giving; Cultural transmission; Donations; Preference formation; Pro social behavior; Public goods; Socialization; Warm glow

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549100156     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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