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The values of ex-ante and ex-post communication in dictator games

Langenbach, Pascal - 2016

recipients attach to communication opportunities (experiment 2). The first experiment shows that the effect of communication on … two experimentswhich study how the timing of messages affects dictators' decisions (experiment 1) and which value …, recipients in a second experiment reveal a strong preference for pre-decision messages: Their willingnessto pay for pre …

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Anticipated verbal feedback induces altruistic behavior

Ellingsen, Tore; Johannesson, Magnus - 2007

A distinctive feature of humans compared to other species is the high rate of cooperation with non-kin. One explanation is that humans are motivated by concerns for social esteem. In this paper we experimentally investigate the impact of anticipated verbal feedback on altruistic behavior. We...

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The differential effect of narratives

Hillenbrand, Adrian; Verrina, Eugenio - 2018

Narratives pervade almost any aspect of our life and play a particularly important role in moral and prosocial decision-making. We study how positive (stories in favor of a prosocial action) and negative (stories in favor of a selfish action) narratives influence prosocial behavior. Our main...

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Generosity across contexts

Davis, Alexander L.; Miller, John H.; Weber, Roberto A. - 2011

Extensive research in economics explores generosity in monetary allocations, while generosity in non-laboratory contexts often involves the allocation of consumption goods or non-monetary harm. Psychological evidence suggests that generosity may be higher in such contexts. We compare generosity...

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Giving in dictator games: Experimenter demand effect or preference over the rules of the game?

Chlaß, Nadine; Moffatt, Peter G. - 2012

Traditionally, giving in dictator games was assumed to signal preferences over others' payoffs. To date, several studies find that dictator game giving breaks down under conditions designed to increase dictators' anonymity or if an option to take money obscures the purpose of the task. Giving is...

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Offizier und Gentleman? Eine experimentelle Untersuchung berufsbezogener Normen am Beispiel des Offiziers

Wiens, Marcus; Johannemann, Kirsten; Morasch, Karl; … - 2015

mit dem Diktatorspiel, dem Ultimatumspiel sowie dem Investitionsspiel drei etablierte Standardexperimente heran, mit denen … Experiment verhalten sich Soldaten im Durchschnitt signifikant altruistischer, kooperativer, vertrauensvoller und … that reason we also expect more altruism and trust of soldiers compared to pure civilian groups. To explore these issues in …

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Can occupational norms foster cooperative behavior? An experimental study comparing cooperation by military officers and civilians

Johannemann, Kirsten; Morasch, Karl; Wiens, Marcus - 2016

that reason we also expect more altruism and trust of soldiers compared to pure civilian groups. To explore these issues in … mit dem Diktatorspiel, dem Ultimatumspiel sowie dem Investitionsspiel (trust game) drei etablierte Standardexperimente … unterscheiden lassen. Im Experiment verhalten sich Soldaten im Durchschnitt signifikant altruistischer, kooperativer …

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Voting on a sharing norm in a dictator game

Vanberg, Christoph - 2007

I conduct an experiment to assess whether majority voting on a nonbinding sharing norm affects subsequent behavior in a …

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The social preferences of democratically elected decision makers and the conflict between wealth generation and distribution

Gaudeul, Alexia; Keser, Claudia - 2017

, altruism and concern for inequality. We find that decision makers who are selected democratically are generally more efficiency …We run a laboratory experiment where some participants are selected to make investment decisions on behalf of others …

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Donations, risk attitudes and time preferences: A study on altruism in primary school children

Angerer, Silvia; Glätzle-Rützler, Daniela; … - 2014

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 intertemporalchoices. Examining such a relationship is motivated by …

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