An Exploration of the Content of Social Norms using Simple Games

The literature on social norms stresses that compliance with norms is approved while deviance is disapproved. Based on this, we explore the content of social norms using experimental data from five dictator games with a feedback stage. Our data suggests that subjects either care about a reciprocity or an efficiency norm.

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Year of publication:	2010-01
Authors:	López-Pérez, Raúl ; Vorsatz, Marc
Institutions:	Departamento de Análisis Económico: Teoría Económica e Historia Económica, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales
Subject:	approval \| disapproval \| dictator game \| experiment \| social Norms

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Series:	Working Papers in Economic Theory. - ISSN 1885-6888.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 2010/01 19 pages
Classification:	A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values ; C72 - Noncooperative Games ; D64 - Altruism ; Z13 - Social Norms and Social Capital
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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