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The Economics of Fairness, Reciprocity and Altruism – Experimental Evidence and New Theories Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Fehr, Ernst
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This paper surveys recent experimental and field evidence on the impact of concerns for fairness, reciprocity and altruism on economic decision making. It also reviews some new theoretical attempts to model the observed behavior.
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Keywords: Behavioural Economics Other-regarding Preferences Fairness Reciprocity Altruism Experiments Incentives Contracts Competition Other versions of this item:
Find related papers by JEL classification: C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments D0 - Microeconomics - - General J3 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs
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