Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/55650 
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Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Working Papers No. 06-6
Publisher: 
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, MA
Abstract: 
In recent years, a large number of economic theories have evolved to explain people's pro-social behavior and the variation in their respective behavior. This paper surveys economic theories on pro-social behavior and presents evidence-mainly from the field-testing these theories. In addition, the survey emphasizes that institutional environment might significantly interact with pro?social preferences and explain some of the variation in observed pro-social behavior.
JEL: 
D64
C93
H41
D01
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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