Posts tagged with 'altruism'
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December 5, 2023
Who supports affirmative action?
Both self-serving motives and individual preferences play a role
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July 13, 2015
Socio-economic background shapes children’s personality
In many countries, people find it hard to climb up the economic ladder. According to a recent IZA paper, one […]
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June 23, 2014
Are government workers really more public-spirited than those in the private sector?
By Mirco Tonin (University of Southampton and IZA) and Michael Vlassopoulos (University of Southampton) A fifth of UK workers are […]
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March 18, 2014
Shared joy is double joy: Girls are more generous than boys
Classic economic theory has long pursued the concept of homo economicus, which sees human beings as rational actors who are […]