This study designs a natural field experiment linked to a controlled laboratory experiment to examine the effectiveness …

's contacts. However, results from a field experiment where broadcasting of the initial pledges was randomized suggest that the … observational findings were likely due to homophily rather than genuine social contagion effects. The experiment also shows that … (30 out of 6.4 million users reached) were made. Finally, an online survey experiment showed that both the presence of an …

We study with a sample of 1,070 primary school children, aged seven to eleven years, how altruism in a donation … experiment is related to children's risk attitudes and intertemporal choices. Examining such a relationship is motivated by … theories of reciprocal altruism that provide a cornerstone to understand human social behavior. We find that higher risk …

representative behavioral data from a social dilemma experiment. We identify which survey questions intended to elicit people's trust … correlate well with behaviorally exhibited trust in the experiment. People above the age of 65, highly skilled workers and …

We employ a natural field experiment to study the extent and nature of racial discrimination in Queensland, Australia …

general population in a trust experiment. We find very similar behavioral patterns for the two groups. If anything, the level …

to financial incentives using an online real effort experiment. We find that social incentives lead to a 20% rise in …