Signaling Goodness: Social Rules and Public Choice

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Index abortion, 74, II8, 123, 125, 135, 149, 152,154,155,156,157,158,159, 170 academic freedom, 159, 175 Ache people, III activists, 120--32, 133, 155, 199 philanthropy, 129-32 Adamson, J., II3 advertisers, 170, 171 Advertising Council, 58 advocacy. See voting affirmative action, 91, 93, 96, II6, 150 age, 30, 31, 46,48,49, 51, 59, 61, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 114, 124, 130, 135, 152, 153, 159, 160, 161 Alaska, 177, 191 Alexander, R., 3 Alston, R., 176 altruism, 2, 3, 7, II-12, 29, 54, 55, 72, 91, 92, 93, 96, 106, 157, 180, 181, 182, 187,201,237 being good, 21-26 charity, 12-16 evolution, 16-18 limited, 2, 12, 29 American Bar Association, 162, 163, 169, 17° ABAnetwork, 162 American Cancer Society, 3 American Civil Liberties Union, 128, 155 American Indians. See Native Americans American Red Cross, 14 Americans for Democratic Action, 128 Ames, R., 24, 25 Andreoni, J., 7, 12, 13 animal rights, 196-98 apprenticeship, II3 Arctic National Wildlife Act, 191 Aristophanes, II7 Asch, S., 75 assets, 46, 48, 59, 131 association groups, 17, 87 assortative interactions, 17 Bailey, M., 9 bandwagon, 15, 16, 74 Barkow, J., 6 Becker, G., 72, 74 Beil, R., 25 beneficence, 21, 150, 184 Berelson, B., 73, 74 Bernstein, R., 30, 35, 36, 60 Bishop, J., 106 blacks, 36, 53, 81, 91, 135, 150, 153, 156, 158, 164 Borcherding, T., 154, 167 Boskin, M., 48 Bowles, S., 17 Boyce, R., 184 Boyd, R., 17 Brandts, J., 25 Brennan, G., 68, 72, 73, 95, 96 Browning, E., IIO Buchanan, J., 68, 72, 73 Bures, R., 4 253 254 Index carcinogens, 190, 193 Carnegie Corporation, 132 Carnegie Mellon University, 28 Chamber of Commerce, I28, 130 charity, 2, 3, 7, 8, 1I-27, 32, 34, 35, 38,49,52,54,55,56,57,58,59, 61,64,65,66,69,74,98,99,100, lOI, lO8, 1I2, 121, 130, 131, 152, 157, 181, 182, 183, 200, 205 alternative views, 37-38 anonymous, 8, 19, 32 beneficiaries, 54-55 lies, 28-30 mathematics, 207-9 price, 55-56 reputation, 28 tests, 45-52 theory, 41-45 volunteer labor, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 65 cheering, 73, 95, 96 children, 18, 21, 27, 34, lO6, lO8, lO9, III, 1I2-14, 1I8, 1I9, 120, 188, 194, 199, 238 Chomsky, N., 198 city expenditures, 154 city size, 65, 66, 95, 134, 135, 149, 152, 153-55, 164, 168 civil rights, 91, 162 class solidarity, 171, 174, 175 Clean Air Act, 193, 194, 195, 196, 200 clergymen, 158, 163 Clinton, W., 193 Clotfelter, c., 56 cohort effect, 64 Coleman, J., 19 Common Cause, I28 Communism, In Community Chest, 29 community involvement, 53, 60-66, 67, 113, 137, 155, 156, 157, 164, 167, 199, 200 tests, 155 theory, 150-52 commuting, 168 compassion, 6, lOI, 104, 1I0, 1I6-I9, 120, 158, 163, 176, 196, 198, 201, 237 conformity, 17 Congressional Quarterly, 191 conscience, 3, II, 22, 24, 29, 39, 59, 71,76,77,78,95,135,182,200, 237 charity, II reputation variables, 32-37 self-interest, 18-21 conservatives, 4, 61, 68, 99, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 135, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157,158,159,160,161,162, 163, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173, 174, 176 conspicuous consumption, 37 Constantelos, D., 1I2 Consumer Federation of America, I28 consumer protection, I28 Consumers Union, 127 Contract with America, 193 Cosmides, L., lO7 cost-benefit analysis, 192-94, 195, 196, 197, 200 crime, 106, 1I8, 125, 149, 150, 152, 154, 157, 163 criminal rights, 117, 1I8, 1I9, 120, 162 Cropper, M., 195, 196 Crossley, H., 29, 30 crowding out, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 55 Curtin, J., 162 custom, 92 D'Alemberte, 169 Dawkins, R., 74 Deep South, 36 defense, 135, 149, 152, 157, 158, 161, 163, 169, 171 democracy, indirect, 168-70 Democrats, 36, 65, 68, 79, 81, 86, 87, 91, 131, 149, 153, 170, 171, 174 demonstrations, 4, 121, 122, 123-26, 132, 133, 179, 199 Demsetz, H., 171 Desvousges, W., 182 Diamond, J., II5, II7 Diamond, P., 181, 183, 186 Dineen, T., 190 Dinkins, David, 80 DNA, 197 do-gooders, 99, 100, 106, 108, II8, 130, 134, 162, 168, 192 Domb, C., 22, II2 Downs, A., 76 downward sloping demand curve, 8 drift, 6 D'Souza, D., 177 Dugatkin, L., 17 Dunlap, R., 172 Durden, G., 189 economists, I, 2, 4, 5, 7...