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in rural Vietnam at four different points in time from 2005 to 2011. Two of the experiments are natural experiment, one … is a field experiment and one is a public good experiment. Since the experiments were conducted far apart in time, the …
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vulnerability to climatic events are likely to exhibit economies of scope. We explore these issues using a framed field experiment …
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might crowd out the supply of blood donors. To test this claim we carry out a field experiment with three different … subjects can choose between a SEK 50 payment and donating SEK 50 to charity. The results differ markedly between men and women … introduced. There is also a significant effect of allowing individuals to donate the payment to charity, and this effect fully …
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always improve fundraising. Indeed, we show that both a high and a low category threshold can increase donations. Categorised …
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obtained in a laboratory experiment affects male and female behavior differently.<p> …
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recommendations is highly debatable. We investigate the external validity of a framed field experiment that mimics coca cultivation … and find evidence that behavior in the experiment is consistent with self-reported behavior. We use the experiment to … discuss the effectiveness of carrot and stick policies on coca investments. The experiment indicates that subjects are more …
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Understanding the motivations behind people’s voluntary contributions to public goods is crucial for the broader issues of economic and social development. By using the experimental design of Fischbacher et al. (2001), we investigate the distribution of contribution types in two developing...
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In contrast to previous studies on cross-group comparisons of conditional cooperation, this study keeps cross- and within-country dimensions constant. The results reveal significantly different cooperation behavior between social groups in the same location.<p>
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Studies have shown that there are differences in cooperative behavior across countries. Furthermore, differences in the use and the reaction on the introduction of a norm enforcement mechansism have been documented in cross-cultural studies, recently. We present data which prove that stark...
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We use behavioral and experimental economics to study a particular aspect of the economics of climate change: the potential tradeoff between countries’ investments in mitigation versus adaptation. While mitigation of greenhouse gases can be viewed as a public good, adaptation to climate change...
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