• Title of article

    The development of egalitarianism, altruism, spite and parochialism in childhood and adolescence

  • Author/Authors

    Fehr، نويسنده , , Ernst and Glنtzle-Rützler، نويسنده , , Daniela and Sutter، نويسنده , , Matthias، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
  • Pages
    15
  • From page
    369
  • To page
    383
  • Abstract
    We study how the distribution of other-regarding preferences develops with age. Based on a set of allocation choices, we classify each of 717 subjects, aged 8–17 years, as either egalitarian, altruistic, or spiteful. We find a strong decrease in spitefulness with increasing age. Egalitarianism becomes less frequent, and altruism much more prominent, with age. Females are more frequently classified as egalitarian than males, and less often as altruistic. By varying the allocation recipient as either an in-group or an out-group member, we also study how parochialism develops with age. Parochialism emerges significantly in the teenage years.
  • Keywords
    Other-regarding preferences , egalitarianism , Altruism , Spite , Parochialism
  • Journal title
    European Economic Review
  • Serial Year
    2013
  • Journal title
    European Economic Review
  • Record number

    1799092