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The Focusing and Informational Effects of Norms on Pro-Social Behavior
Krupka, Erin; Weber, Roberto A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper reports an experiment examining the effect of social norms on pro-social behavior. We test two predictions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566606
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Identifying social norms using coordination games: why does dictator game sharing vary?
Krupka, Erin; Weber, Roberto A. - 2008
We explore the influence of social norms on behavior. To do so, we introduce a method for identifying norms, based on the property that social norms reflect social consensus regarding the appropriateness of different possible behaviors. We demonstrate that the norms we elicit, along with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277121
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Generosity across contexts
Davis, Alexander L.; Miller, John H.; Weber, Roberto A. - 2011
-monetary, and whether they involve utility gains or losses. In two experiments, generosity is higher in nonmonetary contexts. Thus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316844
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Identifying social norms using coordination games : why does dictator game sharing vary?
Krupka, Erin (contributor); Weber, Roberto A. (contributor) - 2008
We explore the influence of social norms on behavior. To do so, we introduce a method for identifying norms, based on the property that social norms reflect social consensus regarding the appropriateness of different possible behaviors. We demonstrate that the norms we elicit, along with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003779108
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Does willful ignorance deflect punishment? : an experimental study
Bartling, Björn; Engl, Florian; Weber, Roberto A. - 2013
This paper studies whether people can avoid punishment by remaining willfully ignorant about possible negative consequences of their actions for others. We employ a laboratory experiment, using modified dictator games in which a dictator can remain willfully ignorant about the payoff...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009764955
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On the persistence of strategic sophistication
Georganas, Sotiris; Healy, Paul J.; Weber, Roberto A. - 2014
We examine whether the "Level-k" model of strategic behavior generates reliable cross-game predictions within an individual. We find no correlation in subjects' estimated levels of reasoning across two families of games. Furthermore, estimating a higher level for Ann than Bob in one family of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010249635
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Generosity across contexts
Davis, Alexander L.; Jehli, Nadja R.; Miller, John H.; … - 2015 - Revised version, March 2015
non-monetary. In two experiments, generosity is significantly higher in non-monetary contexts. Thus, the typical monetary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010500828
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Game form misconceptions are not necessary for a willingness-to-pay vs. willingness-to-accept gap
Bartling, Björn; Engl, Florian; Weber, Roberto A. - 2015 - Revised version, April 2015
for - preferences constructed from endowments or reference points. We test whether game form misconceptions are necessary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010430731
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Game form misconceptions do not explain the endowment effect
Bartling, Björn; Engl, Florian; Weber, Roberto A. - 2014
We test the claim that game form misconception among subjects making choices through the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438373
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Generosity across contexts
Davis, Alexander L.; Jehli, Nadja R.; Miller, John H.; … - 2015
non-monetary. In two experiments, generosity is significantly higher in non-monetary contexts. Thus, the typical monetary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010496913