Giving and sorting among friends: Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment

We examine dictator giving in a lab-in-the-field experiment in Cairo. Giving to a stranger and to a friend is positively correlated, and more altruistic dictators increase their giving less under non-anonymity. However, friends’ altruistic preferences are not significantly correlated.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Binzel, Christine ; Fehr, Dietmar
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 121.2013, 2, p. 214-217
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Giving \| Reciprocity \| Social distance \| Networks \| Sorting

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C93 - Field Experiments ; D64 - Altruism ; L14 - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation; Networks ; O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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