literature by implementing a modified dictator game where gifts to dictators are possible, but where gift transactions are also … outcomes. In addition, this study uses both monetary and non-monetary gifts; previous studies typically use only monetary … marketing gifts. The results show that on average, dictators reciprocated strongly to just the intention to give a gift, and …

There is now an extensive literature on "gift exchange" showing that when principals and agents can trade "gifts …. Consistent with the previous experimental literature, I find that principal-first, gifts do increase agent performance. Unlike … the literature, however, I find that agent-first, gifts are also effective. Comparing the two, I see that the agent …