giver? We present a theoretical framework that distinguishes two types of motivation: individuals like to give, e.g., due to … altruism or warm glow, and individuals would rather not give but dislike saying no, e.g., due to social pressure. We design a … important determinant of door-to-door giving. Combining data from this and a complementary field experiment, we structurally …

We design a model-based field experiment to estimate the nature and magnitude of workers' social preferences towards …, but not of pure altruism, workers exert substantially more effort when their work is consequential to their employer, but …

the expectations of researchers? We present the results of a large-scale real-effort experiment with 18 treatment arms. We … altruism, counterfactually. This heterogeneity does not reflect field of training, as behavioral economists, standard …

This paper analyzes the effects of a large randomized field experiment carried out with H&R Block, offering matching …

This paper analyzes a randomized experiment to shed light on the role of information and social interactions in … employees' decisions to enroll in a Tax Deferred Account (TDA) retirement plan within a large university. The experiment … university, by promising a monetary reward for attendance. The experiment more than tripled the attendance rate of these treated …