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Imagine Being a Nice Guy: A Note on Hypothetical Vs. Incentivized Social Preferences
We conducted an experimental study on social preferences using dictator games similar to Fehr et al. (2008). Our results show that social preferences differ between participants who receive low-stakes monetary rewards for their decisions and participants who consider hypothetical stakes. The results...
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| 发表在: | MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 49-2013) |
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| 语言: | 英语 |
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2013
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| 总结: | We conducted an experimental study on social preferences using dictator games similar to Fehr et al. (2008). Our results show that social preferences differ between participants who receive low-stakes monetary rewards for their decisions and participants who consider hypothetical stakes. The results were robust when we controlled for socio-demographic characteristics and participants’ risk attitudes. Our findings indicate that, apart from incentives, gender plays an important role for the categorization of different social preferences. |
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| ISSN: | 1867-3678 |
| DOI: | 10.17192/es2024.0211 |