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| Author: | Brekke, K. A. Kverndokk, S. Nyborg, K. |
| Title: | An economic model of moral motivation |
| Journal: | Journal of Public Economics
2003 : SEP, VOL. 87:9-10, p. 1967-1983 |
| Index terms: | Public goods Econometric models |
| Freeterms: | Voluntary contributions Warm glow Identity theory |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors present an economic model of moral motivation. Consumers prefer regarding themselves as socially responsible individuals. Voluntary contributions to public goods are motivated by this preference. The self-image as socially responsible is determined by a comparison of one's actual behaviour againts and endogenous morally ideal behaviour. |
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