Abstract
Over the past 30 years, James Andreoni has produced a body of work like few others in public economics. Motivated by a personal need to understand the determinants of prosocial behavior, and by offering a rare blend of insights from formal theory, controlled experiments, and field data, Andreoni has succeeded in elucidating the broader relevance of prosocial motives and their far-reaching economic implications. This article offers an overview of his work on prosociality, highlighting some of his seminal contributions and placing them in a historical context. We argue that James Andreoni has had a unique role in the quest to ensure that others have a place in our utility functions.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 804-811 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Public Economic Theory |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2019 |
Keywords
- A39-other
- James Andreoni
- collective works
- general economics and teaching
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Finance
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics and Econometrics