We run a modified dictator game experiment to investigate the determinants of donation choices to philanthropic …

observations. Specifically, these axioms imply that interdependence of preferences ("altruism") results from concerns for the …-givers, altruistic givers, or social pressure givers and use welfare-based altruism to reliably predict giving, sorting, and taking …

We conducted two fundraising experiments to study the effects (1) of compassion towards the beneficiary, and (2) of …

This paper investigates the determinants of generosity in an experiment on charity to real-life welfare recipients. It … tests the effects of various measures of unconditional altruism and conditional or reciprocal altruism. The results show … strong support for conditional or reciprocal altruism. However, people who are self-reported unconditional altruists make …

two-round dictator game with the subject’s charity of choice as recipient and additional incentives in the first round …

two-round dictator game with the subject’s charity of choice as recipient and additional incentives in the first round …

This note paper considers briefly whether dictator games are a good tool to measure altruism. The answer is negative … dictator games and reviews some of its purported enduring appeal. Section 3 criticizes dictator games as a measure of altruism …

experiment subjects divide 20 euros between themselves and a charity. Some randomly determined participants are induced to wear a … bracelet for the two weeks following their donation decision. This bracelet serves as a private reminder of the experiment … remember the experiment in the following two weeks. …

prominent gender differences, i.e., disparities in dictator giving and risk taking. In a within-subjects experiment, we test the … impact of risk preferences on donations. The data find that women donate more and behave more risk-averse than men. Crucially …, women show an economically significant positive correlation between risk tolerance and donations. By contrast, no such …

compare charitable giving in an experiment with and without intermediation. Different donor types emerge: 41 per-cent of all …