The Economics of Fairness, Reciprocity and Altruism – Experimental Evidence and New Theories

Ernst Fehr and Klaus M. Schmidt

Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems from Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich

Abstract: Chapter written for the Handbook of Reciprocity, Gift-Giving and Altruism

Keywords: Behavioural Economics; Other-regarding Preferences; Fairness; Reciprocity; Altruism; Experiments; Incentives; Contracts; Competition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C7 C9 D0 J3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-06
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