Altruism and Beyond: An Economic Analysis of Transfers and Exchanges within Families and Groups (Oscar Morgenstern Memorial Lectures)

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 4
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
Introduction......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
References......Page 21
1 Altruism, transfers, and wellbeing......Page 23
Introduction......Page 25
Transfers and altruism......Page 27
Conclusions......Page 37
Appendix......Page 39
References......Page 41
2 The timing of intergenerational transfers: an implication......Page 43
Introduction......Page 45
The nonfarm sector......Page 47
Consumption and investment in human capital......Page 48
Stationary output......Page 52
Summary, implications, and predictions......Page 53
Appendix......Page 58
References......Page 59
3 An exchange implication of transfers: the demonstration effect......Page 61
Introduction......Page 63
A basic model of transfers and imitation......Page 68
Evidence......Page 72
Intergenerational correlations......Page 73
The demonstration effect......Page 78
Additional results......Page 83
Additional issues......Page 86
Conclusions......Page 89
Appendix......Page 93
References......Page 96
4 Transfers by migrants: a strategic motive for remittances......Page 101
Introduction......Page 103
Labor migration under asymmetric information: the basic model......Page 105
A two-groups case: an example......Page 109
Strategic remittances......Page 110
Conclusions......Page 115
Appendix......Page 117
References......Page 119
5 Exchange with recognition costs: an explanation of migrants\' performance......Page 121
Introduction......Page 123
Trade as a game with recognition costs......Page 125
Conclusions......Page 129
Appendix......Page 130
References......Page 132
6 Intrafamilial transfers and exchanges: forming and sustaining altruism......Page 133
Introduction......Page 135
Altruistic sororities without sex......Page 136
The occasional altruism of siblings in sexually-reproducing species......Page 138
The evolution of behavior that is acquired by imitation......Page 142
Conclusion......Page 146
Appendix......Page 147
References......Page 149
Index......Page 151