We propose a simple utility framework and design a novel two-part experiment to study the relevance of personal norms …

conducted an online choice experiment to characterize preferences for the morality and efficiency of payments to kidney donors …. Preferences were heterogeneous, ranging from deontological to strongly consequentialist; the median respondent would support …

conducted an online choice experiment to characterize preferences for the morality and efficiency of payments to kidney donors …. Preferences were heterogeneous, ranging from deontological to strongly consequentialist; the median respondent would support …

multiple out-groups. In a laboratory experiment, we use dictator games for five groups to compare actual transfers to in …

. Consistent with our hypothesis, we find that trait self-control exhibits a positive and significant correlation with pro-social …

In prosocial decisions, decision-makers are inherently uncertain about how their decisions impact others’ utility – we … of prosocial behavior. First, using standard social allocation decisions, we replicate the classic patterns of ingroup … predicts behavior in both situations. Moreover, exogenously varying interpersonal uncertainty shifts prosocial behavior in the …

In prosocial decisions, decision-makers are inherently uncertain about how their decisions impact others' utility - we … of prosocial behavior. First, using standard social allocation decisions, we replicate the classic patterns of ingroup … predicts behavior in both situations. Moreover, exogenously varying interpersonal uncertainty shifts prosocial behavior in the …

that reason we also expect more altruism and trust of soldiers compared to pure civilian groups. To explore these issues in … unterscheiden lassen. Im Experiment verhalten sich Soldaten im Durchschnitt signifikant altruistischer, kooperativer …

multiple out-groups. In a laboratory experiment, we use dictator games for five groups to compare actual transfers to in …