Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity

Handbook of the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity
Author: Serge-Christophe Kolm
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2006-07-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0080478263

The Handbook on the Economics of Giving, Reciprocity and Altruism provides a comprehensive set of reviews of literature on the economics of nonmarket voluntary transfers. The foundations of the field are reviewed first, with a sequence of chapters that present the hard core of the theoretical and empirical analyses of giving, reciprocity and altruism in economics, examining their relations with the viewpoints of moral philosophy, psychology, sociobiology, sociology and economic anthropology. Secondly, a comprehensive set of applications are considered of all the aspects of society where nonmarket voluntary transfers are significant: family and intergenerational transfers; charity and charitable institutions; the nonprofit economy; interpersonal relations in the workplace; the Welfare State; and international aid.*Every volume contains contributions from leading researchers*Each Handbook presents an accurate, self-contained survey of a particular topic *The series provides comprehensive and accessible surveys

Reciprocity, Altruism and the Civil Society

Reciprocity, Altruism and the Civil Society
Author: Luigino Bruni
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2008-05-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134088442

The main emphasis of this new book from Luigino Bruni is a praise of heterogeneity, arguing that society works when different people are able to cooperate in many different ways. The author engages in a novel approach to reciprocity looking at its different forms in society, from cautious or contractual interactions, to the reciprocity of friendshi

The Economics of Fairness

The Economics of Fairness
Author: Alexander W. Cappelen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Economics
ISBN: 9781848443259

A growing literature in economics has studied how fairness considerations shape human behavior. This research collection comprises forty key theoretical and empirical contributions spanning the last four decades, along with influential related work in normative economics. These papers show that the fairness motive is essential for understanding human behavior in a wide range of settings, such as markets, bargaining, and redistributive situations. They document large heterogeneity in what people view as fair and the importance people attach to fairness, displaying how a concern for fairness develops in childhood and manifests itself in the brain. Together with an original introduction by the editors, this volume will be a valuable research tool for those interested in the fascinating field of the economics of fairness.

The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism

The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism
Author: NA NA
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2019-06-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1349627453

Reciprocity is a pervasive type of social interaction in encounters, groups and organizations. This volume gathers basic recent works in its main domains such as the theory of reciprocity, the public economics of transfers, the economics of the family, charities, gifts of organs, or the motivations for gift-giving. The book constitutes a landmark in this rapidly expanding field of research.

Altruism and Beyond

Altruism and Beyond
Author: Oded Stark
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 158
Release: 1999-10-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521663731

Revised, updated and in paperback, studies altruistic and nonaltruistic motives for transfers between families and groups.

The Economics of Altruism

The Economics of Altruism
Author: Stefano Zamagni
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 492
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This volume contains 34 articles on the economics of altruism published after 1975. The articles are grouped under 6 headings: the emergence of altruistic behaviour, varieties of altruism, the relevance of altruism and selfishness, altruism and allocation of resources, evolutionary dynamics of altruism, extended rationality and altruistic behaviour. It should be welcomed by all those with an interest in economics, philosophy, psychology and sociology.

Behavioural and Experimental Economics

Behavioural and Experimental Economics
Author: Steven Durlauf
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2016-04-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230280781

Specially selected from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics 2nd edition, each article within this compendium covers the fundamental themes within the discipline and is written by a leading practitioner in the field. A handy reference tool.

Moral Sentiments and Material Interests

Moral Sentiments and Material Interests
Author: Herbert Gintis
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780262072526

Moral Sentiments and Material Interests presents an innovative synthesis of research in different disciplines to argue that cooperation stems not from the stereotypical selfish agent acting out of disguised self-interest but from the presence of "strong reciprocators" in a social group. Presenting an overview of research in economics, anthropology, evolutionary and human biology, social psychology, and sociology, the book deals with both the theoretical foundations and the policy implications of this explanation for cooperation. Chapter authors in the remaining parts of the book discuss the behavioral ecology of cooperation in humans and nonhuman primates, modeling and testing strong reciprocity in economic scenarios, and reciprocity and social policy. The evidence for strong reciprocity in the book includes experiments using the famous Ultimatum Game (in which two players must agree on how to split a certain amount of money or they both get nothing.)

The Evolution of Cooperation

The Evolution of Cooperation
Author: Robert Axelrod
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2009-04-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0786734884

A famed political scientist's classic argument for a more cooperative world We assume that, in a world ruled by natural selection, selfishness pays. So why cooperate? In The Evolution of Cooperation, political scientist Robert Axelrod seeks to answer this question. In 1980, he organized the famed Computer Prisoners Dilemma Tournament, which sought to find the optimal strategy for survival in a particular game. Over and over, the simplest strategy, a cooperative program called Tit for Tat, shut out the competition. In other words, cooperation, not unfettered competition, turns out to be our best chance for survival. A vital book for leaders and decision makers, The Evolution of Cooperation reveals how cooperative principles help us think better about everything from military strategy, to political elections, to family dynamics.