...). Katherine B. Freeman can be contacted at: kafreema@du.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Altruism Utility theory Human nature Economic theory Social interaction Research that has emerged in recent years is concerned with the existence and behavioral implications of utility...

... expectations that care for old people could be covered within families declined during the last century. Economic cooperation Social interaction Social economics This paper is meant to shed some light on this question. Cooperation is an important issue in game theory. Models have shown...

...Orlando Gomes Purpose Recent literature has been able to include into standard optimal growth models some hypotheses that allow for the generation of endogenous long‐run fluctuations. This paper aims to contribute to this endogenous business cycles literature by considering social interactions...

... previously, although many works are tangentially related. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Social economics Social change Attitudes Responsibilities Social interaction We are now plunging at an accelerating rate into a range of alarming global problems, especially the destruction...