Chapter 9 The Economics of Human Relationships

Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 695-730

  Sacco, Pier Luigi ^a   Vanin, Paolo ^b   Zamagni, Stefano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

altruism; evolution of norms; reciprocity; socially provided goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649363525     PISSN: 15740714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0714(06)01009-8     Document Type: Review

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