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The effect of effectiveness: Donor response to aid effectiveness in a direct mail fundraising experiment
Karlan, Dean S.; Wood, Daniel H. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
that highlights two predictions. First, larger gift amounts, holding education and income constant, is a proxy for altruism …). Second, those motivated by altruism will respond positively to appeals based on evidence, whereas those motivated by warm …
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On the Nature, Modeling, and Neural Bases of Social Ties
Ridderinkhof, Richard; Stallen, Mirre; Winden, Frans … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
interaction, in contrast with a trait like altruism. Moreover, a tie is not related to strategic behavior such as reputation …
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Laws and Norms
Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This paper analyzes how private decisions and public policies are shaped by personal and societal preferences (values), material or other explicit incentives (laws) and social sanctions or rewards (norms). It first examines how honor, stigma and social norms arise from individuals’ behaviors...
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An impure public good model with lotteries in large groups
Cabrales, Antonio; Lugo, Haydée - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We analyze the effect of a large group on an impure public goods model with lotteries. We show that as populations get large, and with selfish preferences, the level of contributions converges to the one given by voluntary contributions. With altruistic preferences (of the warm glow type), the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008921774
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Can we infer social preferences from the lab? Evidence from the trust game
Baran, Nicole M.; Sapienza, Paola; Zingales, Luigi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
We show that a measure of reciprocity derived from the Berg et al. (1995) trust game in a laboratory setting predicts the reciprocal behavior of the same subjects in a real-world situation. By using the Crowne and Marlowe (1960) social desirability scale, we do not find any evidence that a...
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Other-Regarding Preferences in General Equilibrium
Dufwenberg, Martin; Heidhues, Paul; Kirchsteiger, Georg; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
We study competitive market outcomes in economies where agents have other-regarding preferences. We identify a separability condition on monotone preferences that is necessary and sufficient for one's own demand to be independent of the allocations and characteristics of other agents in the...
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Relational Warm Glow and Giving in Social Groups
Scharf, Kimberley; Smith, Sarah - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
between social group size and fundraising outcomes: (i) a positive relationship between group size and the total number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084626
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When warm glow burns: Motivational (mis)allocation in the non-profit sector
Aldashev, Gani; Jaimovich, Esteban; Verdier, Thierry - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We build an occupational-choice general-equilibrium model of an economy with the non-profit sector financed through private warm-glow donations. Lack of monitoring on the use of funds implies that an increase of funds of the non-profit sector (because of a higher income in the for-profit sector,...
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Exploitation, Altruism, and Social Welfare: An Economic Exploration
Doepke, Matthias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
minimum altruism, in which child labor in a given family is judged relative to a specific social standard. Under this … criterion, child labor is exploitative only in families where the parent (or guardian) displays insufficient altruism towards …
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Verified Trust: Reciprocity, Altruism and Noise in Trust Games
Brülhart, Marius; Usunier, Jean-Claude - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
distinct and economically relevant component of individual preferences alongside selfishness and altruism. This recognition is … power of trust as a determinant of those decisions, suggesting that altruism may explain much of what ‘looks like’ trust … protocols and framing. Therefore, we propose discriminatory tests for altruism and trust that can be based on within …
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