The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism (International Economic Association Conference Volumes)

Reciprocity is a pervasive type of social interaction in encounters, groups and organizations. Simple giving is one of the major ways of transferring goods. And others regarding social sentiments play crucial roles in the working and in the quality of society. This volume gathers basic works in the sujects's main domains such as, among others, the theory of reciprocity, the public economics of transfers, the economics of the family, charities, gifts of organs, or the motivations for gift giving. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Introduction: The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism (Serge-Christophe Kolm)....Pages 1-44 Front Matter ....Pages 45-45 The Common Property Nature of Market-inalienability (Emanuel D. Thorne)....Pages 47-77 Preference Variation and Private Donations (Erik Schokkaert, Luc Van Ootegem)....Pages 78-95 Gift Equilibrium and the Liberal Distributive Social Contract: A Tentative Synthesis (Jean Mercier Ythier)....Pages 96-112 Front Matter ....Pages 113-113 The Theory of Reciprocity (Serge-Christophe Kolm)....Pages 115-141 Equity, Fairness Equilibria and Coordination in the Ultimatum Game (Claude Meidinger)....Pages 142-152 Fairness and Retaliation (Ernst Fehr, Simon Gächter)....Pages 153-173 Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers (Oded Stark, Ita Falk)....Pages 174-181 Things You Don’t Give or Sell but Which You Keep: Valuable and Social Objects (Maurice Godelier)....Pages 182-195 Altruism and Poverty in an African Context (François-Régis Mahieu)....Pages 196-203 Front Matter ....Pages 205-205 Intergenerational Transmission Models: A Survey (Anne Laferrère)....Pages 207-225 Mutual Interest, Self-enforcing Constitutions and Apparent Generosity (Alessandro Cigno, Furio C. Rosati)....Pages 226-247 Intergenerational Equity in a Model of Endogenous Growth (Claude d’Aspremont, Louis-André Gérard-Varet, Philippe Michel)....Pages 248-259 Conflicts within Economic Dynasties: Selfishness versus Descending Altruism (Alain de Crombrugghe, Louis Gevers)....Pages 260-274 Tax-transfer Policy with Altruists and Non-altruists (Philippe Michel, Pierre Pestieau)....Pages 275-284 Strategic and Altruistic Remittances (Frederic Docquier, Hillel Rapoport)....Pages 285-297 Reciprocity with Two-sided Altruism in Intergenerational Transfers: Evidence from Indonesian Family Life Survey Data (Lakshmi K. Raut, Lien H. Tran)....Pages 298-313 The Nature of Two-directional Intergenerational Transfers of Money and Time: An Empirical Analysis (Yannis M. Ioannides, Kamhon Kan)....Pages 314-331 Front Matter ....Pages 333-333 The Ecology of Altruistic Motivations in Triadic Social Environments (Angelo Antoci, Pier Luigi Sacco, Stefano Zamagni)....Pages 335-351 On the Evolution of Altruism (Oded Stark)....Pages 352-358 Efficiency and Stability of Relationships with Local Altruistic Commitment (Ottorino Chillemi, Benedetto Gui)....Pages 359-374 Back Matter ....Pages 375-387 The International Economic Association -- 1. Introduction: The Economics Of Reciprocity, Giving And Altruism / Serge-christophe Kolm -- 2. The Common Property Nature Of Market-inalienability / Emanuel D. Thorne -- 3. Preference Variation And Private Donations / Erik Schokkaert And Luc Van Ootegem -- 4. Gift Equilibrium And The Liberal Distributive Social Contract: A Tentative Synthesis / Jean Mercier Ythier -- 5. The Theory Of Reciprocity / Serge-christophe Kolm -- 6. Equity, Fairness Equilibria And Coordination In The Ultimatum Game / Claude Meidinger -- 7. Fairness And Retaliation / Ernst Fehr And Simon Gachter -- 8. Transfers, Empathy Formation, And Reverse Transfers / Oded Stark And Ita Falk -- 9. Things You Don't Give Or Sell But Which You Keep: Valuable And Social Objects / Maurice Godelier -- 10. Altruism And Poverty In An African Context / Francois-regis Mahieu -- 11. Intergenerational Transmission Models: A Survey / Anne Laferrere --^ 12. Mutual Interest, Self-enforcing Constitutions And Apparent Generosity / Alessandro Cigno And Furio C. Rosati -- 13. Intergenerational Equity In A Model Of Endogenous Growth / Claude D'aspremont, Louis-andre Gerard-varet And Philippe Michel -- 14. Conflicts Within Economic Dynasties: Selfishness Versus Descending Altruism / Alain De Crombrugghe And Louis Gevers -- 15. Tax-transfer Policy With Altruists And Non-altruists / Philippe Michel And Pierre Pestieau -- 16. Strategic And Altruistic Remittances / Frederic Docquier And Hillel Rapoport -- 17. Reciprocity With Two-sided Altruism In Integenerational Transfers: Evidence From Indonesian Family Life Survey Data / Lakshmi K. Raut And Lien H. Tran -- 18. The Nature Of Two-directional Interegenerational Transfers Of Money And Time: An Empirical Analysis / Yannis M. Ioannides And Kamhon Kan -- 19. The Ecology Of Altruistic Motivations In Triadic Social Environments / Angelo Antoci, Pier Luigi Sacco And Stefano Zamagni --^ 20. On The Evolution Of Altruism / Oded Stark -- 21. Efficiency And Stability Of Relationships With Local Altruistic Commitment / Ottorino Chillemi And Benedetto Gui. Edited By L.-a. Gérard-varet, S.-c. Kolm, And J. Mercier Ythier. In Association With International Economic Association. The Conference Of The International Economic Association (marseilles, December 1997) ... Led To This Volume--p. Ix. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.

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.

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Presents recent work on theories of economic reciprocity and giving and provides empirical evidence of observed behavior, laboratory experiments, and questionnaires. Adaptive game theory explains some of the outcomes, and anthropological perspectives are also presented. Applications reviewed include family relationships, development aid and migrants' remittances, and donation of human organs. Other studies concern the theory and motives of redistribution and social justice, and the logic of non-market behavior. The editor teaches at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, France. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

In this volume, thirty-two of the foremost experts in economics present the recent advances both in theories of reciprocity and giving and in the empirical evidence of observed behavior.