This work analyzes the development of other-regarding preferences and its possible influencing factors during the sensitive period of childhood and adolescents. Survey results measuring altruistic and cooperation preferences show that institutional environment is the more important influence compared to individual characteristics.
Katrin John studied Economics at the Universities of Leipzig and Magdeburg. She worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Magdeburg and at the Niedersächsisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung in Hannover.