L.A. Gérard-Varet - The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism

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Economics

Economic Theory; International Economics

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title	:	The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving, and Altruism I.E.A. Conference Volume (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) ; No. 130
author	:	Grard-Varet, L.-A.; Kolm, Serge-Christophe.; Mercier Ythier, J.
publisher	:	Palgrave Macmillan (UK)
isbn10 | asin	:	0333747690
print isbn13	:	9780333747698
ebook isbn13	:	9781403905444
language	:	English
subject	Distributive justice--Congresses, Charity--Congresses, Altruism--Economic aspects--Congresses, Intergenerational relations--Economic aspects--Congresses, Family--Economic aspects--Congresses.
publication date	:	2000
lcc	:	HB523.E37 2000eb
ddc	:	330.1
subject	:	Distributive justice--Congresses, Charity--Congresses, Altruism--Economic aspects--Congresses, Intergenerational relations--Economic aspects--Congresses, Family--Economic aspects--Congresses.

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The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism

This is IEA conference volume no. 130

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Edited by
L.-A. Grard-Varet
Professor
Institute for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Marseilles
S.-C. Kolm
Director
Institute for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences
Paris
and
J. Mercier Ythier
Matre de Confrences
University of Paris La Sorbonne

in association with
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION

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First published in Great Britain 2000 by
MACMILLAN PRESS LTD
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London
Companies and representatives throughout the world

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 0333747690

This book is published in the International Economic Association series
General Editor: Micheal Kaser
Series Standing Order ISBN 0333712420 ( outside North America only )

First published in the United States of America 2000 by
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ISBN 0312229569 (cloth)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The economics of reciprocity, giving, and altruism / edited by L.A. Grard-Varet, S.C. Kolm, and J. Mercier Ythier.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0312229569 (cloth)
1. Reciprocity. 2. Charity. 3. Altruism. I. Grard-Varet, L.-A. (Louis-Andr)
II. Kolm, Serge-Christophe. III. Mercier Ythier, J. (Jean)
HF1721.E33 2000
330.1dc21
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The International Economic Association vii
Acknowledgements ix
List of Contributors x
1 Introduction: The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism

Serge-Christophe Kolm 1

Part I Giving
2 The Common Property Nature of Market-inalienability

Emanuel D. Thorne 47

3 Preference Variation and Private Donations

Erik Schokkaert and Luc Van Ootegem 78

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

Jean Mercier Ythier 96

Part II Reciprocity
5 The Theory of Reciprocity

Serge-Christophe Kolm 115

6 Equity, Fairness Equilibria and Coordination in the Ultimatum Game

Claude Meidinger 142

7 Fairness and Retaliation

Ernst Fehr and Simon Gchter 153

8 Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers

Oded Stark and Ita Falk 174

9 Things You Don't Give or Sell but Which You Keep: Valuable and Social Objects

Maurice Godelier 182

10 Altruism and Poverty in an African Context

Franois-Rgis Mahieu 196

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Part III Family
11 Intergenerational Transmission Models: A Survey

Anne Laferrre 207

12 Mutual Interest, Self-enforcing Constitutions and Apparent Generosity

Alessandro Cigno and Furio C. Rosati 226

13 Intergenerational Equity in a Model of Endogenous Growth

Claude d'Aspremont , Louis-Andr Grard-Varet and Philippe Michel 248

14 Conflicts within Economic Dynasties: Selfishness versus Descending Altruism

Alain de Crombrugghe and Louis Gevers 260

15 Tax-transfer Policy with Altruists and Non-altruists

Philippe Michel and Pierre Pestieau 275

16 Strategic and Altruistic Remittances

Frederic Docquier and Hillel Rapoport 285

17 Reciprocity with Two-sided Altruism in Intergenerational Transfers: Evidence from Indonesian Family Life Survey Data

Lakshmi K. Raut and Lien H. Tran 298

18 The Nature of Two-directional Intergenerational Transfers of Money and Time: An Empirical Analysis

Yannis M. Ioannides and Kamhon Kan 314

Part IV Evolution
19 The Ecology of Altruistic Motivations in Triadic Social Environments

Angelo Antoci , Pier Luigi Sacco and Stefano Zamagni 335

20 On the Evolution of Altruism

Oded Stark 352

21 Efficiency and Stability of Relationships with Local Altruistic Commitment

Ottorino Chillemi and Benedetto Gui 359

Index of Names 375
Subject Index 380

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