The Economics of Altruism – The Old, the Rich, the Female
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Keywords
Behavioral Economics; Altruism; Old Age; Gender;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
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