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The Economics of Fairness, Reciprocity and Altruism - Experimental Evidence and New Theories

Ernst Fehr, Klaus M. Schmidt

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Chapter written for the Handbook of Reciprocity, Gift-Giving and Altruism

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Chapter written for the Handbook of Reciprocity, Gift-Giving and Altruism

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Chapter written for the Handbook of Reciprocity, Gift-Giving and Altruism

Key concepts: Altruism (biology), Reciprocity (cultural anthropology), Positive economics, Economics, Microeconomics, Experimental economics, Social psychology, Public economics

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