Testing for indirect reciprocity in charitable activities

We propose a test of indirect reciprocity using US data on charitable activities in terms of both time and money. We find that expecting help from friends or relatives in the future positively affects the probability and the amount of charitable activities performed.

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Year of publication:	2013-03-18
Authors:	Ho, Christine
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 33.2013, 1, p. 797-803
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	charitable activities \| indirect reciprocity \| expectations of future help

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics ; D6 - Welfare Economics
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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