The literature on pro-social behavior shows that older children are more generous than younger children; however, the … level of individual generosity is heterogeneous even between children of the same age. This paper investigates whether a … child’s popularity affects a child’s generosity. Our participants – 231 children, six to twelve years old – decide …

from a field experiment with children of different ages. Since the research in child development has established that … younger children have difficulty delaying gratification, while after age 10 children become skilled at doing so, we exploited … work productivity in a way consistent with theory: it is negative for the youngest children (aged under 8) and positive for …

The literature on pro-social behavior shows that older children are more generous than younger children; however, the … level of individual generosity is heterogeneous even between children of the same age. This paper investigates whether a … child’s popularity affects a child’s generosity. Our participants – 231 children, six to twelve years old – decide how many …