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Working until you drop : image concerns or prosocial motives?
Erkut, Hande; Shalvi, Shaul - 2019
Working hard is costly, so people should work wisely. Yet, they do not always work efficiently, spending their effort on tasks that do not bring tangible benefits. One reason that potentially amplifies inefficient working is that people work in social environments where they are observed and...
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Preferences for efficiency and redistribution : an experiment using charitable donations
Guth, Jake; Munro, David - 2021
the set pre-selected by the experimenter. We explore preferences for redistribution and efficiency in an experiment on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013242959
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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...
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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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Revealed notions of distributive justice II : experimental evidence
Becker, Nicole; Häger, Kirsten; Heufer, Jan - 2013
We report the results of a combination of a dictator experiment with either a "social planner" or a "veil of ignorance …" experiment. The experimental design and the analysis of the data are based on the theoretical framework proposed in the companion … Agreement and Symmetry axioms proposed in BHH; we find that for 80% of participants the evidence is very strong. The experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010370990
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Divided in Morals, United in Selfishness : An Experiment
Kurschilgen, Michael J. - 2020
People use moral wiggle room to behave selfish. But does a narrow wiggle room necessarily produce better social outcomes? When people disagree on normative goals, economic theories of self-image predict that narrowing the moral wiggle room will make choices not only less selfish but also even...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012855051
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When are Women More Generous than Men?
Deck, Cary A. - 2010
Previous research on gender differences in behavior has led to seemingly contradictory findings about generosity. From data generated by 290 subject pairs, we find that women are more sensitive than men to the costs of generous actions when deciding whether to be generous. The factors that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012716977
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Revealed notions of distributive justice II : experimental evidence
Becker, Nicole; Häger, Kirsten; Heufer, Jan - 2013
We report the results of a combination of a dictator experiment with either a “social planner” or a “veil of ignorance …” experiment. The experimental design and the analysis of the data are based on the theoretical framework proposed in the companion … Agreement and Symmetry axioms proposed in BHH; we find that for 80% of participants the evidence is very strong. The experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010192931
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Bad Luck vs. Self-Inflicted Neediness - An Experimental Investigation of Gift Giving in a Solidarity Game
Trhal, Nadja; Radermacher, Ralf - 2009
treatment in our solidarity experiment all subjects face the same probability of becoming needy, in the other treatment subjects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014205945
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When are Women More Generous than Men?
Cox, James C.; Deck, Cary A. - 2006
Previous research on gender differences in behavior has led to seemingly contradictory findings about generosity. From data generated by 290 subject pairs, we find that women are more sensitive than men to the costs of generous actions when deciding whether or not to be generous. The factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014058912