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Inequality and Philanthropy : High-Income Giving in the United States 1917-2012
Duquette, Nicolas - 2018
From 1917 to 2012, donations by high-income households in the USA have moved inversely with income inequality. This association contradicts historical narratives and prevailing theory, both of which that imply that high-income households donate rising income shares when inequality increases. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012932732
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The framing of games and the psychology of strategic choice
Dufwenberg, Martin (contributor);  … - 2006
Psychological game theory can provide a rational choice explanation of framing effects; frames influence beliefs, and beliefs influence motivations. We explain this point theoretically, and explore its empirical relevance experimentally. In a 2×2-factorial framing design of one-shot public good...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003385854
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How much is a friend worth? : Directed altruism and enforced reciprocity in social networks
Leider, Stephen; Mobius, Markus; Rosenblat, Tanya; Do, … - 2007
social distances, but only one of these decisions is implemented. We decompose altruistic preferences into baseline altruism … towards strangers, and directed altruism towards friends. In order to separate the motives that are altruistic from the ones … the end of the experiment which decision was selected for payment, and a non-anonymous treatment where both players are …
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How much is a friend worth? Directed altruism and enforced reciprocity in social networks
Leider, Stephen; Möbius, Markus M.; Rosenblat, Tanya; … - 2007
social distances, but only one of these decisions is implemented. We decompose altruistic preferences into baseline altruism … towards strangers, and directed altruism towards friends. In order to separate the motives that are altruistic from the ones … the end of the experiment which decision was selected for payment, and a non-anonymous treatment where both players are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280874
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When do people exploit moral wiggle room? : an experimental analysis in a market setup
Momsen, Katharina; Ohndorf, Markus - 2019
laboratory experiment in which subjects purchase products associated with externalities. In six between-subjects treatments, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984112
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Facing yourself : a note on self-image
Falk, Armin - 2017
impact on moral behavior. The choice context in the experiment is whether subjects inflict a painful electric shock on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011625349
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Facing yourself : a note on self-image
Falk, Armin - 2017
impact on moral behavior. The choice context in the experiment is whether subjects inict a painful electric shock on another …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011645970
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Heterogeneous preferences for altruism : gender and personality, social status, giving and taking
Visser, Michael S.; Roelofs, Matthew R. - In: Experimental economics : a journal of the Economic … 14 (2011) 4, pp. 490-506
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Altruistic responses to the september 11 terrorist attacks : some evidence from dictator games
Kamas, Linda; Baum, Sandra R.; Preston, Anne E. - In: Eastern economic journal 31 (2005) 4, pp. 551-562
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Charity : Have the Rates of US Households Contributing Money or Time Declined?
Smith, Vincent Kerry - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
This paper uses the responses to questions about charitable contributions from the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) between 1992 and 2022 to consider the rates of US households contributing money or time to charitable organizations. The fraction donating $500 or more remained relatively...
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