Revealing Altruism

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dc.contributor.authorFolbre, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorGoodin, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:49:14Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T10:33:05Z
dc.description.abstractThe traditional neoclassical economic view that preferences are "inscrutable" and can only be revealed through behavior would, if true, make it difficult for altruists to make efficient decisions. We question whether altruism should be defined as a preference that can be revealed, or indeed, as a preference at all. One alternative is to treat altruism as a disposition that can be strengthened or weakened by social institutions.
dc.identifier.issn0034-6764
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/80437
dc.publisherRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group
dc.sourceReview of Social Economy
dc.subjectKeywords: Altruism as a disposition; Altruism as a preference; Institutions; Neoclassical economics
dc.titleRevealing Altruism
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage25
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1
local.contributor.affiliationFolbre, Nancy, University of Massachusetts
local.contributor.affiliationGoodin, Robert, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidGoodin, Robert, u8911176
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor140219 - Welfare Economics
local.identifier.absfor220319 - Social Philosophy
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub8699
local.identifier.citationvolume62
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-1842478930
local.type.statusPublished Version

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