Chapter 1 Introduction to the Economics of Giving, Altruism and Reciprocity

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 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

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

Content: Introduction to the Series Page vii Kenneth J. Arrow, Michael D. Intriligator Contents of the Handbook Pages ix-xii Preface to the Handbook Pages xiii-xiv Chapter 1 Introduction to the Economics of Giving, Altruism and ReciprocityReview Article Pages 1-122 Serge-Christophe Kolm Chapter 2 The Empirical Analysis of Transfer MotivesReview Article Pages 127-181 Erik Schokkaert Chapter 3 Altruistic Behavior and Altruistic MotivationsReview Article Pages 183-206 Jon Elster Chapter 4 The Gift and Reciprocity: Perspectives from Economic AnthropologyReview Article Pages 207-223 Chris Hann Chapter 5 The Economic Theory of Gift-Giving: Perfect Substitutability of Transfers and Redistribution of WealthReview Article Pages 227-369 Jean Mercier Ythier Chapter 6 Reciprocity: Its Scope, Rationales, and ConsequencesReview Article Pages 371-541 Serge-Christophe Kolm Chapter 7 The Formation of Social Preferences: Some Lessons from Psychology and BiologyReview Article Pages 545-613 Louis Lévy-Garboua, Claude Meidinger, Benoît Rapoport Chapter 8 The Economics of Fairness, Reciprocity and Altruism – Experimental Evidence and New TheoriesReview Article Pages 615-691 Ernst Fehr, Klaus M. Schmidt Chapter 9 The Economics of Human RelationshipsReview Article Pages 695-730 Pier Luigi Sacco, Paolo Vanin, Stefano Zamagni Chapter 10 Human nature and sociality in economicsReview Article Pages 731-768 Nicholas Bardsley, Robert Sugden Chapter 11 Natural Kantian or ZOO ECONOMICUS? Evolutionary theories of selfishness and altruism among men and beastsReview Article Pages 771-817 Theodore C. Bergstrom Chapter 12 Solidarity Norms and Institutions in Village Societies: Static and Dynamic ConsiderationsReview Article Pages 819-886 Jean-Philippe Platteau Author Index of Volume 1 Pages I1-I17 Subject Index of Volume 1 Pages I19-I35 V. 1. Foundations -- V. 2. Applications. Edited By Serge-christophe Kolm And Jean Mercier Ythier. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.