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public goods experiment in which subjects were induced with the motives of Care and Anger through autobiographical recall … autobiographical recall condition. We find that Care elicits significantly higher contributions than Anger, with Control treatment … treatments, though higher beliefs explain part of the effect that Care has on giving. These results are robust to checking for …
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making ; choice behavior ; public goods ; experimental economics ; altruism ; fairness ; conditional reciprocity …
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This paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by the intention underlying this action. The theory...
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This paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by the intention underlying this action. The theory...
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may attract more responsible employees. -- altruism ; conditional ; cooperation ; self-selection …
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may attract more responsible employees. -- Altruism ; conditional cooperation ; self-selection …
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In public good games, voluntary contributions tend to start off high and decline as the game is repeated. If high contributors are matched, however, contributions tend to stay high. We propose a formalization predicting that high contributors will self-select into groups committed to charitable...
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Concern about potential free riding in the provision of public goods has a long history. More recently, experimental economists have turned their attention to the conditions under which free riding would be expected to occur. A model of free riding is provided here which demonstrates that...
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The conflict between pro-self and pro-social behaviour is at the core of many key problems of our time, as, for example, the reduction of air pollution and the redistribution of scarce resources. For the well-being of our societies, it is thus crucial to find mechanisms to promote pro-social...
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