We hypothesised that people and companies non-anonymously donate to signal their intention to cooperate with observers; consequently, non-anonymous donation works as a coordination device between donors and observers. To test this, we conducted a laboratory experiment where a participant...

We investigate how cognitive ability and age affect giving behavior in single-blind dictator game experiments with a sample comprising 514 non-student participants in Japan. First, we found a negative correlation between cognitive ability and giving behavior. Focusing on dictators with medium or...

This paper investigates gender differences in donating behavior in double-anonymous dictator game experiments. To do so, we developed a new treatment where researchers can connect the gender of a dictator to her/his donation amount despite both female and male dictators being gathered in a room...