Chapter 14 Altruism, exchange or indirect reciprocity: what do the data on family transfers show?

Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 971-1053

  Arrondel, Luc ^a   Masson, André ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

3 generations indirect reciprocities; family altruism; family exchange; intergenerational redistribution; intergenerational transfers; wealth transmission motives

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649381858     PISSN: 15740714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0714(06)02014-8     Document Type: Review

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