We construct a dedicated web interface and use it to conduct a laboratory experiment to study willingness to lend and …

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 … pro-social behavior. Surprisingly, observation without economic consequences fails to achieve any aggregate pro-social …

position vis-á-vis others. Taking a bet can improve oneś position relative to others or threaten it. We present an experiment …

Narratives pervade almost any aspect of our life and play a particularly important role in moral and prosocial decision …-making. We study how positive (stories in favor of a prosocial action) and negative (stories in favor of a selfish action …) narratives influence prosocial behavior. Our main findings are that positive narratives increase giving substantially, especially …

preferences. We obtain a uniquely comprehensive characterization of donation motives using an experiment that varies treatments …

market success. We present a holistic view of how economic preferences are related within families. In an experiment with 544 … family into one of two clusters, with either relatively patient, risk-tolerant and pro-social members or relatively impatient …

market success. We present a holistic view of how economic preferences are related within families. In an experiment with 544 … family into one of two clusters, with either relatively patient, risktolerant and pro-social members or relatively impatient …