observations. Specifically, these axioms imply that interdependence of preferences ("altruism") results from concerns for the … functions known from prospect theory. The resulting preferences are non-convex, which captures giving, sorting, and taking …-givers, altruistic givers, or social pressure givers and use welfare-based altruism to reliably predict giving, sorting, and taking …

We test whether and, if so, how incentives to promote pro-social behavior affect the extent to which it spills over to … subsequent charitable giving. To do so, we conduct a two-period artefactual field experiment to study repeated donation decisions … of more than 700 participants. We vary how participants’ first pro-social behavior is incentivized by a wide range of …

' prosocial attitudes are systematically related to elementary school children's prosociality. In a second step, we present … prosociality develops in response to stimuli in the form of prosocial role models and intense social interactions. …

motive that most closely aligns with their personal interest. We test this hypothesis using a laboratory experiment that …

large-scale experiment with a heterogeneous population sample from Germany. The majority of experimental participants …

We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on whether individual behavior is consistent … experiment on charitable giving. We find that the behavior of at least 80% of individuals, on both the extensive and intensive …

We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on whether individual behavior is consistent … experiment on charitable giving. We find that the behavior of at least 80% of individuals, on both the extensive and intensive …