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The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism

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Editors:
  1. L.-A. Gérard-Varet

    1. Institute for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Marseilles, France

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  2. S.-C. Kolm

    1. Institute for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Paris, France

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  3. J. Mercier Ythier

    1. Maître de Conférences, University of Paris La Sorbonne, France

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism

    1. Introduction: The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism

      • Serge-Christophe Kolm
      Pages 1-44

  3. Giving

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. The Common Property Nature of Market-inalienability

      • Emanuel D. Thorne
      Pages 47-77

    3. Preference Variation and Private Donations

      • Erik Schokkaert, Luc Van Ootegem
      Pages 78-95

    4. Gift Equilibrium and the Liberal Distributive Social Contract: A Tentative Synthesis

      • Jean Mercier Ythier
      Pages 96-112

  4. Reciprocity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. The Theory of Reciprocity

      • Serge-Christophe Kolm
      Pages 115-141

    3. Equity, Fairness Equilibria and Coordination in the Ultimatum Game

      • Claude Meidinger
      Pages 142-152

    4. Fairness and Retaliation

      • Ernst Fehr, Simon Gächter
      Pages 153-173

    5. Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers

      • Oded Stark, Ita Falk
      Pages 174-181

    6. Things You Don’t Give or Sell but Which You Keep: Valuable and Social Objects

      • Maurice Godelier
      Pages 182-195

    7. Altruism and Poverty in an African Context

      • François-Régis Mahieu
      Pages 196-203

  5. Family

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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    2. Intergenerational Transmission Models: A Survey

      • Anne Laferrère
      Pages 207-225

    3. Mutual Interest, Self-enforcing Constitutions and Apparent Generosity

      • Alessandro Cigno, Furio C. Rosati
      Pages 226-247

    4. Intergenerational Equity in a Model of Endogenous Growth

      • Claude d’Aspremont, Louis-André Gérard-Varet, Philippe Michel
      Pages 248-259

    5. Conflicts within Economic Dynasties: Selfishness versus Descending Altruism

      • Alain de Crombrugghe, Louis Gevers
      Pages 260-274

    6. Tax-transfer Policy with Altruists and Non-altruists

      • Philippe Michel, Pierre Pestieau
      Pages 275-284

    7. Strategic and Altruistic Remittances

      • Frederic Docquier, Hillel Rapoport
      Pages 285-297
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Marseilles, France

    L.-A. Gérard-Varet

  • Institute for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Paris, France

    S.-C. Kolm

  • Maître de Conférences, University of Paris La Sorbonne, France

    J. Mercier Ythier

About the editors

Jean Mercier Ythier teaches at the University of Marseille. Serge-Christophe Kolm is Director and Professor and Louis-André Gérard-Varet is Professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Paris.

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