Altruism with Social Roots: an Emerging Literature

This paper analyzes the emerging literature on the determinants of giving within a social network. We propose two main explanatory variables for previous experimental results on the friendship effect. The first is social integration, which has a positive impact on giving. The second variable is strategic and is based on reciprocity: the possibility of ex-post favors. Econometric analysis shows that both variables play a positive (and significant) role.

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Year of publication:	2006-11-15
Authors:	Brañas-Garza, Pablo ; Espinosa, María Paz
Institutions:	Departamento de Teoría e Historia Económica, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales
Subject:	giving \| social networks \| reciprocity \| social integration

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	ThE Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 06/05 26 pages
Classification:	C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior ; D64 - Altruism ; Z13 - Social Norms and Social Capital
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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