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Altruism Model

The Altruism Model is a theoretical framework within intergenerational support research that specifies how motivations rooted in selfless concern for the welfare of others drive resource transfers across generations, distinguishing it from models based on reciprocity, exchange, or strategic investment.

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482

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2017–2026

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Publications

259

Giving with Impure Altruism: Applications to Charity and Ricardian Equivalence

James Andreoni · Journal of Political Economy · 1989 · 3.2K citations

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The altruism question: toward a social-psychological answer

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 2.4K citations

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Reinterpreting the empathy–altruism relationship: When one into one equals oneness.

Robert B. Cialdini, Stephanie Brown, Brian P. Lewis et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1997 · 1.4K citations

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Recycling as Altruistic Behavior

Joseph R. Hopper, Joyce McCarl Nielsen · Environment and Behavior · 1991 · 928 citations

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Altruism, Nonprofits, and Economic Theory

Susan Rose‐Ackerman · Journal of Economic Literature · 1996 · 924 citations

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Authors

482

  1. RB
    Robert B. Cialdini

    Arizona State University, United States

    6 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. LJ
    Laurence J. Kotlikoff

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    4 publications · 598 citations

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  3. JL
    John Laitner

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 362 citations

    3

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  4. JG
    Joshua Graff Zivin

    University of California San Diego, United States

    3 publications · 275 citations

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  5. CY
    Charles Yuji Horioka

    National Bureau of Economic Research, United States

    3 publications · 126 citations

    3

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Institutions

300

  1. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    476 citations

  4. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    469 citations

  5. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    701 citations

  6. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    183 citations

  7. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    97 citations

  8. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    388 citations

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Venues

  1. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. American Economic Review

    7 publications · 1.3K citations

    7

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 7 publications · 156 citations

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  4. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    7 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. The Economic Journal

    5 publications · 185 citations

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