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A survey of economic theories and field evidence on pro-social behavior

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Stephan Meier

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In recent years, a large number of economic theories have evolved to explain people’s pro-social behavior and the variation in their respective behavior. This paper surveys economic theories on pro-social behavior and presents evidence — mainly from the field — testing these theories. In addition, the survey emphasizes that institutional environment might significantly interact with pro-social preferences and explain some of the variation in observed pro-social behavior.

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Paper provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in its series Working Papers with number 06-6.

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Keywords: Human behavior ; Interpersonal relations;

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  2. Dan Ariely & Anat Bracha & Stephan Meier, 2007. "Doing Good or Doing Well? Image Motivation and Monetary Incentives in Behaving Prosocially," IZA Discussion Papers 2968, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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  3. Pablo Brañas-Garza & Maria Paz Espinosa, 2006. "Altruism with Social Roots: An Emerging Literature," DFAEII Working Papers 200607, University of the Basque Country - Department of Foundations of Economic Analysis II, revised 31 Jan 2007. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Iris Bohnet & Stephan Meier, 2005. "Deciding to distrust," Public Policy Discussion Paper 05-4, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Stephan Meier, 2006. "Do subsidies increase charitable giving in the long run?: matching donations in a field experiment," Working Papers 06-18, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Tor Helge Holmås & Egil Kjerstad & Hilde Lurås & Odd Rune Straume, 2008. "Does monetary punishment crowd out pro-social motivation? The case of hospital bed-blocking," NIPE Working Papers 17/2008, NIPE - Universidade do Minho. [Downloadable!]
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