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's behavior as a signal of how the latter would treat her if they met? In order to measure the relative importance of the altruism … than an act of altruism …
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best-shot case, where the lack of coordination leads to a welfare decrease for the remaining team members …
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In this paper we present three simple theoretical models to explain the influence of the possibility to make non-binding announcements on investment behaviour in public goods settings. Our models build on the idea that voluntary contributions to the supply of a public good might be motivated by...
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Concern about potential free riding in the provision of public goods has a long history. More recently, experimental economists have turned their attention to the conditions under which free riding would be expected to occur. A model of free riding is provided here which demonstrates that...
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behavior over time and across situations. We tackle this task with an experiment and a structural model of preferences that …
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This paper combines several large-scale surveys with different identification strategies to shed new light on the determinants of cooperative behavior. We provide evidence indicating that the well-being maximizing level of trust is above the income maximizing level. Higher trust is also linked...
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We conduct a large-scale survey experiment in nine European countries to study how priming a major crisis (COVID-19 …), common economic interests, and a shared identity influences altruism, reciprocity and trust of EU citizens. We find that … priming the COVID-19 pandemic increases altruism and reciprocity towards compatriots, citizens of other EU countries, and non …
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literature to the literature on social preferences. Following Andersen et al. (2008), we design a laboratory experiment to … 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 …
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Increasing inequality and associated egalitarian sentiments have again put redistribution on the political agenda. Other-regarding preferences may also affect support for redistribution, but knowledge about their distribution in the broader population and how they are associated with political...
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supported by the laboratory experiment, although those regarding individuals’ contribution decisions are consistent with the …
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