Altruism with Social Roots: an Emerging Literature

Pablo Brañas-Garza () and Maria Paz Espinosa ()

No 06/05, ThE Papers from Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada.

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: giving; social networks; reciprocity; social integration. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 D64 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-net and nep-soc
Date: 2006-11-15
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