We explore the mechanics of empathy. In a controlled immersive virtual reality experiment, we show that neutral … experience as if one were 'in their shoes.' In a separate, incentivized experiment, we show that the same neutral information …

experiment in which 97,678 adults from a wide range of fields and ages were invited to join a product development opportunity …

We study how reelection concerns affect reciprocity by elected leaders to the voters who elected them. If showing … reciprocity? We present a signalling model of candidate behavior, where we show that candidates may limit intrinsic reciprocity to … for instrumental purposes. We then present an experiment that tests these ideas in the laboratory and finds support for …

lifting) matter less when individuals are more patient and altruistic, or exhibit less negative reciprocity. To account for …

during Ramadan, even when presented with direct empirical evidence. In the experiment, we randomly offer students reading …

them. We cross-randomise this with large unconditional cash transfers in a 415-village, 8,300-person, 1.5-year experiment …

as collateral. Using a field experiment in Kenya, we show that borrowers instead strongly prefer loans collateralized …