cross-dynastic intergenerational altruism, saving for one’s descendants benefits present members of other dynasties. These …

Guided by Bem’s (1972) self-perception theory, we design an experiment to ask whether morally-motivated behaviour, e ….g., charitable giving, is history-dependent. Using a popular policy nudge, the default option, we exogenously vary altruism “now” and … show that giving “now” causes a 66%- 200% increase in the probability of giving “later”; that is, altruism begets altruism …

and effort choices, in these three jobs, to preferences for altruism and morality that are structurally estimated. The … predictions are tested in pre-registered experiments. We also estimate proxies for altruism/morality from the dictator … corrupt public sector job. The effects of altruism on occupational choice are subtle, but altruism positively influences the …

jointly elicit risk preferences and preferences for altruism. Consistent with theory, we find that the standard simplifying … assumptions about risk preferences lead to significantly biased estimates of altruism. This is particularly problematic when … comparing altruism across relevant sub-groups, such as gender and wealth, leading to possibly erroneous conclusions about which …

We develop a spatial equilibrium model to evaluate the efficiency and distributional impacts of the leading air quality …

We examine forecast accuracy and efficiency of the Social Security Administration’s projections for cost rate, trust …

inequity). This tradeoff between efficiency and equity is the primary focus of this paper. We investigate how the distribution …