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Gender differences in the development of other-regarding preferences
John, Katrin; Thomseny, Stephan L. - 2017
We use data from a gender-neutral dictator and public goods game setting to analyze differences in other-regarding preferences between boys and girls aged 10 to 17. The results indicate a higher mean of dictator giving, degree of egalitarian decisions and lower frequency of selfish decisions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011722118
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Gender differences in the development of other-regarding preferences
John, Katrin; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2017
We use data from a gender-neutral dictator and public goods game setting to analyze differences in other-regarding preferences between boys and girls aged 10 to 17. The results indicate a higher mean of dictator giving, degree of egalitarian decisions and lower frequency of selfish decisions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011732376
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Gender preference gaps and voting for redistribution
Ranehill, Eva; Weber, Roberto A. - 2021 - Revised version, December 2021
preferences requires an improved understanding. We conduct an experiment in which individuals in small laboratory "societies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012815445
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Donations, risk attitudes and time preferences : a study on altruism in primary school children
Angerer, Silvia; Glätzle-Rützler, Daniela; … - 2015
a prisoner's dilemma game affects behavior and leads to discrimination. Running a framed field experiment with 828 six …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010529903
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Gender and cooperative preferences on five continents
Furtner, Nadja C.; Kocher, Martin; Martinsson, Peter; … - 2016
Evidence of gender differences in cooperation in social dilemmas is inconclusive. This paper experimentally elicits unconditional contributions, a contribution vector (cooperative preferences), and beliefs about the level of others' contributions in variants of the public goods game. We show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568550
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In bloom : gender differences in preferences among adolescents
Dreber, Anna; Essen, Emma von; Ranehill, Eva - 2011
; altruism ; adolescents ; gender differences ; experiment …We look at gender differences in preferences for altruism, risk and competition in math and word search among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009157409
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That's just - not fair : gender differences in notions of justice
Becker, Nicole; Häger, Kirsten; Heufer, Jan - 2015
In Becker et al. (2013a,b), we proposed a theory to explain giving behaviour in dictator experiments by a combination of selfishness and a notion of justice. The theory was tested using dictator, social planner, and veil of ignorance experiments. Here we analyse gender differences in preferences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339883
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Stochastic income and conditional generosity
Kellner, Christian; Reinstein, David; Riener, Gerhard - 2015
We study how other-regarding behavior extends to environments with uncertain income and conditional commitments. Should fundraisers ask a banker to donate "if he earns a bonus" or wait and ask after the bonus is known? Standard EU theory predicts these are equivalent; loss-aversion and signaling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346238
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That's just : not fair ; gender differences in notions of justice
Becker, Nicole; Häger, Kirsten; Heufer, Jan - 2015
In Becker et al. (2013a,b), we proposed a theory to explain giving behaviour in dictator experiments by a combination of selfishness and a notion of justice. The theory was tested using dictator, social planner, and veil of ignorance experiments. Here we analyse gender differences in preferences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011327335
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Charitable giving among females and males : an empirical test of the competitive altruism hypothesis
Böhm, Robert; Regner, Tobias - 2012
We conduct a real-effort task experiment where subjects' performance translates into a donation to a charity. In a … public. In line with the competitive altruism hypothesis, a biology-based explanation for status-seeking behavior, especially … giving ; social-image concerns ; competitive altruism ; experiments ; social status …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009567083