evidence on spiteful behavior and its determinants in children. We investigate the relationship between children's cognitive … mothers and children is elicited through four simple allocation decisions. A key advantage of our study is that it is carried … spiteful behavior in children. This relationship is even more pronounced among boys and possibly reflects differences in …

. Then, we conduct a field experiment with nearly 150 3-5 year old children and their parents, measuring (1) whether child … of social preferences by providing mechanisms through which parents transmit preferences for generosity to their children … and parent generosity is correlated, (2) whether children are influenced by their parents when making sharing decisions …