Social norms and gift behavior: Theory and evidence from Romania

European Economic Review

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 998-1015

  Mitrut, Andreea ^a,b,c   Nordblom, Katarina ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c BUCHAREST UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMIC STUDIES   (Romania)

Author keywords

Altruism; Gifts; Reciprocity; Romania; Social norms; Transfers

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; RECIPROCITY;

ROMANIA;

EID: 77958131106     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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