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Fehr, Ernst, Glaetzle-Ruetzler, Daniela and Sutter, Matthias ORCID: 0000-0002-6143-8706 (2013). The development of egalitarianism, altruism, spite and parochialism in childhood and adolescence. Eur. Econ. Rev., 64. S. 369 - 384. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. ISSN 1873-572X

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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. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Fehr, Ernst UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Glaetzle-Ruetzler, Daniela UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sutter, Matthias UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-8706 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-473409
DOI:	10.1016/j.euroecorev.2013.09.006
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. Econ. Rev.
Volume:	64
Page Range:	S. 369 - 384
Date:	2013
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1873-572X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MORAL HYPOCRISY; YOUNG-CHILDREN; COOPERATION; FAIRNESS; PREFERENCES; COMPETITION; INEQUITY; RESOURCE; BEHAVIOR; ADULTS Multiple languages Economics Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/47340