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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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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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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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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
We test how donors respond to new information about a charity’s effectiveness. Freedom from Hunger implemented a test … 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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Taxation and the International Mobility of Inventors
Akcigit, Ufuk; Baslandze, Salomé; Stantcheva, Stefanie - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper studies the effect of top tax rates on inventors' mobility since 1977. We put special emphasis on "superstar" inventors, those with the most and most valuable patents. We use panel data on inventors from the United States and European Patent Offices to track inventors' locations over...
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The New Discrimination and Childcare
Apps, Patricia - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2006
The “new discrimination” refers to the use of government policy to increase the effective gender wage gap, measured in terms of the second earner’s net of tax income gain from working in the market place rather than at home. This paper presents an analysis of the tax treatment of family...
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Taxation, Labour Supply and Saving
Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2008
In recent years, the US, UK and Australia have lowered tax rates on high incomes and expanded tax credits and family transfer payments that are withdrawn on the joint income of a couple. These reforms result in significant changes in the structure of marginal and average income tax rates. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004977254
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Optimal Taxation, Child Care and Models of the Household
Apps, Patricia; Rees, Ray - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2012
This paper presents for the .rst time the properties of optimal piece-wise linear tax systems for two-earner households, based on joint and individual incomes respectively. A key contribution is the analysis of the interaction of second earner wage di¤erences, variation in prices of bought-in...
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