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On the channels of pro-social behavior evidence from a natural field experiment
Koppel, Hannes; Schulze, Günther G. - 2009
We conduct a natural field experiment on direct and indirect transfer mechanisms for small donations. Charitable contributions are significantly higher if made indirectly, i.e. if they are tied to the purchase of a good sold at a premium, than if they are made directly. Donations are...
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Egalitarian envy: Cross-cultural variation in the development of envy in children
Häger, Kirsten; Oud, Bastian; Schunk, Daniel - 2012
compares the prevalence and development of destructive envy in children aged seven to ten. The experiment took place in the … children´s natural environment - their schools. We also checked for cultural variability of our results by conducting our study … with German children and with children from a highly egalitarian society: the Eastern Penan of northern Borneo. We found …
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Envy and Altruism in Children
Häger, Kirsten - 2010
altruistic behavior in children. We study a sample of German school children aged seven to ten in a natural setting. We run two … treatments. One treatment investigates envy, the other one studies altruism. Additionally, we collect data on the children … children are significantly more altruistic. Boys care more about their relative position than girls. Socio …
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Scenario-based satisficing in saving: a theoretical and experimental analysis
Güth, Werner; Levati, Maria Vittoria; Ploner, Matteo - 2007
Contrary to the models of deterministic life cycle saving, we take it for granted that uncertainty of one's future is the essential problem of saving decisions. However, unlike the stochastic life cycle models, we capture this crucial uncertainty by a non-Bayesian scenario-based satisficing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275031
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Crowdfunding a monthly income: An analysis of the membership platform Patreon
Regner, Tobias - 2019
Membership platforms allow creators to crowdfund a monthly income, while campaigns on conventional reward crowdfunding portals aim to reach a specified funding target within a pre-set period. We study transaction-level data from Patreon, the biggest membership platform, to gain insights about...
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Impatience, anticipatory feelings and uncertainty: A dynamic experiment on time preferences
Casari, Marco; Dragone, Davide - 2010
We study time preferences in a real-effort experiment with a one-month horizon. We report that two thirds of choices suggest negative time preferences. Moreover, choice reversal over time is common even if temptation plays no role. We propose and measure three distinct concepts of choice...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286447
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Scenario-Based Satisficing in Saving:A Theoretical and Experimental Analysis
Güth, Werner; Levati, Maria Vittoria; Ploner, Matteo - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> / Abteilung … - 2007
Contrary to the models of deterministic life cycle saving, we take itfor granted that uncertainty of one's future is the essential problem ofsaving decisions. However, unlike the stochastic life cycle models, we capturethis crucial uncertainty by a non-Bayesian scenario-based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005866571
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Scenario-Based Satisficing in Saving: A Theoretical and Experimental Analysis
Gueth, Werner; Levati, M. Vittoria; Ploner, Matteo - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Contrary to the models of deterministic life cycle saving, we take it for granted that uncertainty of one's future is the essential problem of saving decisions. However, unlike the stochastic life cycle models, we capture this crucial uncertainty by a non-Bayesian scenario-based satisï¬cing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005090582
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Impatience, Anticipatory Feelings and Uncertainty: A Dynamic Experiment on Time Preferences
Casari, Marco; Dragone, Davide - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We study time preferences in a real-effort experiment with a one-month horizon. We report that two thirds of choices suggest negative time preferences. Moreover, choice reversal over time is common even if temptation plays no role. We propose and measure three distinct concepts of choice...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008763189
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Social preferences?: Google answers!
Regner, Tobias - 2009
We analyse pricing, effort and tipping decisions in the online service Google Answers. While users set a price for the answer to their question ex ante, they can additionally give a tip to the researcher ex post. In line with the related experimental literature we find evidence that tipping is...
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