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This paper combines several large-scale surveys with different identification strategies to shed new light on the determinants of cooperative behavior. We provide evidence indicating that the well-being maximizing level of trust is above the income maximizing level. Higher trust is also linked...
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the results of a controlled experiment (N = 988), designed to evaluate not only the effectiveness of a default …
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and can improve individual and public welfare. This paper presents the results of a controlled experiment that was … experiment, and those who kept participating were less likely to pledge again. This, along with high attrition among nudged … selection effect of nudges, and discuss practical implications of our experiment in terms of the applicability of default …
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laboratory experiment to cleanly fix beliefs about the person's likelihood of being pivotal in reaching a donation threshold that …
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Both theory and recent empirical evidence on nudging suggest that observability of behavior acts as an instrument for promoting (discouraging) pro-social (anti-social) behavior. Our study questions the universality of these claims. We employ a novel four-party setup to disentangle the roles that...
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This paper studies the dynamic effect of observability on prosocial behavior. We hypothesize a twofold positive effect. First, people should act more prosocially when being observed. Second, this increased level of prosociality should motivate an ongoing elevated altruistic attitude, in...
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We construct a dedicated web interface and use it to conduct a laboratory experiment to study willingness to lend and …
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" of prosocial behavior to shed light on this trend, which reflects a complex interplay of genuine altruism, social or self …
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