“Not all self-interest after all”: Economics of empathy-induced altruism

Social Psychology and Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 281-300

  Daniel Batson, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84920494545     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203726594     Document Type: Chapter

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