Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism [Hardcover]

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 recent works in its 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. It constitutes a landmark in this rapidly expanding field of research.List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction: The Economics of Reciprocity, Giving and Altruism; S.C.Kolm PART I: GIVING When Private Parts Are Made Public Goods: The Economics of Market Inalienability; E.D.Thorne Preference Variation and Private Donations; E.Schokkaert & L.van Ootegem Gift Equilibrium and Liberal Distributive Social Contract: A Tentative Synthesis; J.Mercier Ythier PART II: RECIPROCITY The Theory of Reciprocity; S.C.Kolm Equity, Fairness Equilibria and Coordination in the Ultimatum Game; C.Meidinger Fairness and Retaliation: The Economics of Homo Reciprocans; E.Fehr & S.G?chter Transfers, Empathy Formation and Reverse Transfers; I.Falk & O.Stark Things You Don't Give or Sell but Which You Keep: Valuable and Social Objects; M.Godelier Altruism and Poverty in an African Context; F.R.Mahieu PART III: FAMILY Intergenerational Transmission Models: A Survey; A.Laferr?re Mutual Interest, Self-enforcing Constitution and Apparent Generosity; A.Cigno & F.C.Rosati Intergenerational Equity in a Model of Endogeneous Growth; C.D.Aspremont, L.A.G?rard-Varet & P.Michel Conflicts within Economic Dynasties: Selfishness versus Descending Altruism; A.De Crombrugghe & L.Gevers Tax-transfer Policy with Altruists and Nonaltruists; P.Michel & P.Pestieau Strategic and Altruistic Remittances; F.Docquier & H.Rapoport Reciprocity with Two-sides Altruism lÓÛ