The Formation of Prosociality: Causal Evidence on the Role of Social Environment

This study presents evidence on the role of social environment for the formation of prosociality. We show that socioeconomic status (SES) as well as intensity of mother-child interaction and mothers’ prosocial attitudes are related to elementary school children’s prosociality. We also present eviden...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of political economy 2020-02, Vol.128 (2), p.434-467
Hauptverfasser:	Kosse, Fabian, Deckers, Thomas, Pinger, Pia, Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah, Falk, Armin
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Children Economic theory Elementary schools Mother-child relations Political economy Prosocial behavior Role models Social environment Social interaction Socioeconomic status
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