Governmental transfers and altruistic private transfers

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Population Economics
Year: 2015
Volume: 28
Issue: 2
Pages: 509-533

Authors (2)

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1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

If an altruist is expected to aid a person with low utility, that person may be induced to save little. Such behavior generates a good Samaritan dilemma, in which welfare is lower than when no one is altruistic. Governmental transfers, which restrict reallocation from a person who saves much to one who saves little, reduce the effect and can lead to an outcome which is Pareto-superior to the outcome under a Nash equilibrium with no government taxation and transfers. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:jopoec:v:28:y:2015:i:2:p:509-533
Journal Field
Growth
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25