ISBN:
9780262337915
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (342 pages)
Series Statement:
CESifo Seminar Ser
Parallel Title:
Print version Costa-Font, Joan Social Economics : Current and Emerging Avenues
DDC:
302
Keywords:
Economics-Sociological aspects
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Economics-Psychological aspects
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Economics; Psychological aspects.
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Economics; Sociological aspects.
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Sozialwissenschaften
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Wirtschaftstheorie
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Wirtschaftssoziologie
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Sozialpolitik
Abstract:
A rich collection of current research in the growing field of social economics, covering such issues as culture, gender, ethics, and philanthropic behavior
Abstract:
"Contents" -- "Series Foreword" -- "1 Social Economics: Current and Emerging Avenues" -- "The Plan of the Book Social Preferences" -- "Social Economics: Current Topics and New Directions" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Note" -- "References" -- "Social Preferences" -- "2 Social Preferences, Public Policy, and Gender" -- "2.1 The Literature on Social Preferences" -- "2.2 Experimental Design" -- "2.3 Behavioral Predictions" -- "2.4 Results" -- "2.5 Discussion and Conclusion" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Appendix" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "3 Who Gains from Competition? The Ultimatum Game in a Labor-Market Setting in Ghana" -- "3.1 Experimental Design" -- "3.2 Implementation" -- "3.3 Predictions" -- "3.4 Results" -- "3.5 Conclusion and Discussion" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "4 Why Give Away Your Wealth? An Analysis of the Billionairesâ View" -- "4.1 What Is the Giving Pledge?" -- "4.2 Who Becomes a Pledger?" -- "4.3 What Motivates the Pledgers?" -- "4.4 Concluding Remarks" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "5 Altruism and Egoism/Warm Glow in Economics and Psychology: Building a Bridge Between Different Experimental Approaches" -- "5.1 Dual-Motive Altruism and Warm Glow in Economics Dual-Motive Theory in Economics" -- "5.2 Dual-Motive Altruism and Egoism (Warm Glow) in Psychology Dual-Motive Theory in Psychology: The Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis" -- "5.3 Conclusion" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Appendix A Historical Note on Empathy-Altruism in the Economics Literature and Crowd-Out in the Psychology Literature" -- "Appendix B Two Additional Motives: Empathic Joy and Exchange" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "Culture, Values, and Norms" -- "6 The Microeconomics of Trust" -- "6.1 Formation and Evolution of Trust" -- "6.2 Effects of Trust: Decisions and Performance" -- "6.3 Conclusion" -- "Note" -- "References
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"7 Measuring Value Diversity within Countries" -- "7.1 Measures to Quantify Value Diversity Fractionalization" -- "7.2 Data and Sample Data" -- "7.3 Developing One Indicator of Value Diversity" -- "7.4 Patterns of Value Diversity Value Diversity over Time and Space" -- "7.5 Conclusion" -- "Appendix" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "8 Cultural Persistence and the Pill" -- "A Review of the Literature on the Economics of Fertility and Contraception" -- "A Review of the Literature Fertility and Contraception in Nineteenth-Century Sweden" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "9 Cultural Determinants of Gender Roles: âPragmatismâ as an Underpinning Attitude toward Gender Equality among Children of Immigra" -- "9.1 Data" -- "9.2 Empirical Specification" -- "9.3 Results" -- "9.4 Discussion" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Appendix" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "10 The Role of Repugnance in the Development of Markets: The Case of the Market for Transplantable Kidneys" -- "10.1 The Ban on the Market for Transplantable Kidneys" -- "10.2 A Simple Formalization of Repugnance and Its Interaction with the Market" -- "10.3 A Market-Based System? A Compensation Principle versus Majority Vote" -- "10.4 Shifting Repugnance: Effect of an Increase in the Waiting List" -- "10.5 What Is Repugnant Depends on Circumstances" -- "10.6 Conclusion" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "11 Cultural Attitudes and the âTraditional Medicines Paradoxâ: Evidence from Ghana and the Philippines" -- "11.1 Culture and the âTraditional Medicines Paradoxâ" -- "11.2 Methods Data Collection" -- "11.3 Results Results from Ghana" -- "11.4 Discussion" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "12 Changing Culture to Change Society?" -- "12.1 Culture in Economics and in Other Social Sciences Culture in Economics" -- "12.2 Limitations of Cultural Economic Research
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"12.3 An Alternative Interpretation Cultural Identity" -- "12.4 What Explains Cultural Change?" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Appendix" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "Networks, Peer Pressure, and Social Interactions" -- "13 The Role of Children in Building Parentsâ Social Networks" -- "13.1 Family Composition and Its Economic Implications" -- "13.2 Hypotheses" -- "13.3 Empirical Evidence Data" -- "4.3 Results" -- "13.4 Discussion and Conclusion" -- "Appendix" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "14 Individual Fundraising: The Power of the Personal" -- "14.1 Why Fundraise?" -- "14.2 Individual Fundraising Strategies" -- "14.3 The Power of the Personal" -- "14.4 Social InteractionsâFundraisers and Donors" -- "14.5 Social interactionsâpeer pressure" -- "Summary" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Appendix" -- "Notes" -- "References" -- "Contributors
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