Noblesse oblige? Determinants of survival in a life-and-death situation

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Frey, Bruno S ^a,b,c   Savage, David A ^d   Torgler, Benno ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CREMA CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS   (Switzerland)

^c CESIFO   (Germany)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Altruism; Decision under pressure; Excess demand; Interdependent preferences; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950340350     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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