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Altruism with Social Roots: An Emerging Literature

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Pablo Brañas–Garza ()
María Paz Espinosa ()

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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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Article provided by UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE in its journal REVISTA DESARROLLO Y SOCIEDAD.

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  4. Eckel, Catherine C. & Grossman, Philip J., 1996. "Altruism in Anonymous Dictator Games," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 181-191, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  7. Burnham, Terence C., 2003. "Engineering altruism: a theoretical and experimental investigation of anonymity and gift giving," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 50(1), pages 133-144, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  9. Pablo Brañas-Garza & Ramón Cobo-Reyes & Maria Paz Espinosa & Natalia Jiménez & Giovanni Ponti, 2006. "Altruism in the (Social) Network," DFAEII Working Papers 200604, University of the Basque Country - Department of Foundations of Economic Analysis II. [Downloadable!]
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  1. D'Angelo, Emanuela & Lilla, Marco, 2007. "Is there more than one linkage between Social Network and Inequality?," IRISS Working Paper Series 2007-12, IRISS at CEPS/INSTEAD. [Downloadable!]
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