The Significance of Motivational Variables in International
In a recent article, Freeman (1984) presents a theoretical and empirical study about altruistic behavior. Several criticisms can be directed to the theoretical analysis. The model is not dynamic because the altruist's utility is maximized subject to the constraint that the utility of the selfis...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | Economic development and cultural change 1988-01, Vol.36 (2), p.393 |
|---|---|
| Hauptverfasser: | , |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | |
|---|---|
| container_issue | 2 |
| container_start_page | 393 |
| container_title | Economic development and cultural change |
| container_volume | 36 |
| creator | Bolle, Friedel Freeman, Katherine B |
| description | In a recent article, Freeman (1984) presents a theoretical and empirical study about altruistic behavior. Several criticisms can be directed to the theoretical analysis. The model is not dynamic because the altruist's utility is maximized subject to the constraint that the utility of the selfish individual is constant. If the constant value of the selfish individual's utility is sufficiently low, then negative transfers could be required. It is not clearly a relevant variable that the quantity of a good that the altruist transfers to the selfish individual is equal to the quantity of the good transferred to the selfish individual. The utility functions of the 2 individuals are inconsistent. Becker's (1981) definition of altruism may be a more useful definition, although as argued, both Becker's and Freeman's altruistic utility functions are incomplete. |
| format | Article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_236517902</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>378284</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-proquest_journals_2365179023</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqNir0KwjAYAIMoGH_eIbgX0nzUNjiKooOTpWuJJdGvhEST1Oe3Qx_AW264mxGaFyAzIatqTijnOWScl3JJVjH2fAQAKDnUL83u-HRosFOu08wbdvMJvyqhd8qyRgVUD6sjQ8euLungprQhC6Ns1NvJa7I7n-rjJXsH_xl0TG3vh_G2sRWwL_JScgF_TT94vjgW</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>236517902</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>The Significance of Motivational Variables in International</title><source>Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)</source><source>Jstor Complete Legacy</source><source>Alma/SFX Local Collection</source><source>Sociological Abstracts</source><source>EBSCOhost Business Source Complete</source><creator>Bolle, Friedel ; Freeman, Katherine B</creator><creatorcontrib>Bolle, Friedel ; Freeman, Katherine B</creatorcontrib><description>In a recent article, Freeman (1984) presents a theoretical and empirical study about altruistic behavior. Several criticisms can be directed to the theoretical analysis. The model is not dynamic because the altruist's utility is maximized subject to the constraint that the utility of the selfish individual is constant. If the constant value of the selfish individual's utility is sufficiently low, then negative transfers could be required. It is not clearly a relevant variable that the quantity of a good that the altruist transfers to the selfish individual is equal to the quantity of the good transferred to the selfish individual. The utility functions of the 2 individuals are inconsistent. Becker's (1981) definition of altruism may be a more useful definition, although as argued, both Becker's and Freeman's altruistic utility functions are incomplete.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0013-0079</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1539-2988</identifier><identifier>CODEN: EDCCAF</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Chicago: University of Chicago, acting through its Press</publisher><subject>Altruism ; Economic models ; International ; Utility functions ; Welfare economics</subject><ispartof>Economic development and cultural change, 1988-01, Vol.36 (2), p.393</ispartof><rights>Copyright University of Chicago, acting through its Press Jan 1988</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,30976,33751</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Bolle, Friedel</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Freeman, Katherine B</creatorcontrib><title>The Significance of Motivational Variables in International</title><title>Economic development and cultural change</title><description>In a recent article, Freeman (1984) presents a theoretical and empirical study about altruistic behavior. Several criticisms can be directed to the theoretical analysis. The model is not dynamic because the altruist's utility is maximized subject to the constraint that the utility of the selfish individual is constant. If the constant value of the selfish individual's utility is sufficiently low, then negative transfers could be required. It is not clearly a relevant variable that the quantity of a good that the altruist transfers to the selfish individual is equal to the quantity of the good transferred to the selfish individual. The utility functions of the 2 individuals are inconsistent. Becker's (1981) definition of altruism may be a more useful definition, although as argued, both Becker's and Freeman's altruistic utility functions are incomplete.</description><subject>Altruism</subject><subject>Economic models</subject><subject>International</subject><subject>Utility functions</subject><subject>Welfare economics</subject><issn>0013-0079</issn><issn>1539-2988</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>1988</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>7QJ</sourceid><sourceid>BHHNA</sourceid><recordid>eNqNir0KwjAYAIMoGH_eIbgX0nzUNjiKooOTpWuJJdGvhEST1Oe3Qx_AW264mxGaFyAzIatqTijnOWScl3JJVjH2fAQAKDnUL83u-HRosFOu08wbdvMJvyqhd8qyRgVUD6sjQ8euLungprQhC6Ns1NvJa7I7n-rjJXsH_xl0TG3vh_G2sRWwL_JScgF_TT94vjgW</recordid><startdate>19880101</startdate><enddate>19880101</enddate><creator>Bolle, Friedel</creator><creator>Freeman, Katherine B</creator><general>University of Chicago, acting through its Press</general><scope>7QJ</scope><scope>7U4</scope><scope>8BJ</scope><scope>BHHNA</scope><scope>DWI</scope><scope>FQK</scope><scope>JBE</scope><scope>WZK</scope></search><sort><creationdate>19880101</creationdate><title>The Significance of Motivational Variables in International</title><author>Bolle, Friedel ; Freeman, Katherine B</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-proquest_journals_2365179023</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>1988</creationdate><topic>Altruism</topic><topic>Economic models</topic><topic>International</topic><topic>Utility functions</topic><topic>Welfare economics</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Bolle, Friedel</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Freeman, Katherine B</creatorcontrib><collection>Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts (pre-2017)</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts (Ovid)</collection><jtitle>Economic development and cultural change</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Bolle, Friedel</au><au>Freeman, Katherine B</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>The Significance of Motivational Variables in International</atitle><jtitle>Economic development and cultural change</jtitle><date>1988-01-01</date><risdate>1988</risdate><volume>36</volume><issue>2</issue><spage>393</spage><pages>393-</pages><issn>0013-0079</issn><eissn>1539-2988</eissn><coden>EDCCAF</coden><abstract>In a recent article, Freeman (1984) presents a theoretical and empirical study about altruistic behavior. Several criticisms can be directed to the theoretical analysis. The model is not dynamic because the altruist's utility is maximized subject to the constraint that the utility of the selfish individual is constant. If the constant value of the selfish individual's utility is sufficiently low, then negative transfers could be required. It is not clearly a relevant variable that the quantity of a good that the altruist transfers to the selfish individual is equal to the quantity of the good transferred to the selfish individual. The utility functions of the 2 individuals are inconsistent. Becker's (1981) definition of altruism may be a more useful definition, although as argued, both Becker's and Freeman's altruistic utility functions are incomplete.</abstract><cop>Chicago</cop><pub>University of Chicago, acting through its Press</pub></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 0013-0079 |
| ispartof | Economic development and cultural change, 1988-01, Vol.36 (2), p.393 |
| issn | 0013-0079 1539-2988 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_proquest_journals_236517902 |
| source | Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA); Jstor Complete Legacy; Alma/SFX Local Collection; Sociological Abstracts; EBSCOhost Business Source Complete |
| subjects | Altruism Economic models International Utility functions Welfare economics |
| title | The Significance of Motivational Variables in International |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-29T04%3A24%3A20IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=The%20Significance%20of%20Motivational%20Variables%20in%20International&rft.jtitle=Economic%20development%20and%20cultural%20change&rft.au=Bolle,%20Friedel&rft.date=1988-01-01&rft.volume=36&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=393&rft.pages=393-&rft.issn=0013-0079&rft.eissn=1539-2988&rft.coden=EDCCAF&rft_id=info:doi/&rft_dat=%3Cproquest%3E378284%3C/proquest%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=236517902&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true |