The Economics of Non-Selfish Behaviour : Decisions to Contribute Money to Public Goods

Acknowledgements vi Preface vii Introduction 1(8) PART I: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS A Survey of Economic Theories on Pro-social Behaviour 9(44) PART II: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS Pro-social Behaviour in a Natural Laboratory 53(26) Social Comparisons and Pro-social Behaviour: A Field Experiment 79(20) Matching Donations: Subsidizing Pro-social Behaviour 99(15) Economic Education and Pro-social Behaviour: Selection or Indoctrination? 114(21) Concluding Remarks 135(6) References 141(22) Index 163