Chapter 3 Altruistic Behavior and Altruistic Motivations

Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 183-206

  Elster, Jon ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

altruism; emotion; norms; punishment; reciprocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649321483     PISSN: 15740714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0714(06)01003-7     Document Type: Review

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