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 subjects who receive low-stakes monetary rewards for their decisions and subjects who consider hypothetical stakes. Our findings indica...
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| description | 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 subjects who receive low-stakes monetary rewards for their decisions and subjects who consider hypothetical stakes. Our findings indicate that, apart from incentives, gender plays an important role for the categorization of different social preferences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe490f0632134394ab135de4b670da932023-09-03T09:45:53ZengCambridge University PressJudgment and Decision Making1930-29752015-03-011018519010.1017/S1930297500003946Imagine being a nice guy: A note on hypothetical vs. incentivized social preferencesChristoph Bühren0Thorben C. KundtDepartment of Economics, University of Kassel, Nora-Platiel-Str. 4, 34127 Kassel, GermanyWe conducted an experimental study on social preferences using dictator games similar to Fehr et al. (2008). Our results show that social preferences differ between subjects who receive low-stakes monetary rewards for their decisions and subjects who consider hypothetical stakes. Our findings indicate that, apart from incentives, gender plays an important role for the categorization of different social preferences.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500003946/type/journal_articlesocial preferencesgenerosityegalitarianismincentive mechanismsdictator games |
| spellingShingle | Christoph Bühren Thorben C. Kundt Imagine being a nice guy: A note on hypothetical vs. incentivized social preferences Judgment and Decision Making social preferences generosity egalitarianism incentive mechanisms dictator games |
| title | Imagine being a nice guy: A note on hypothetical vs. incentivized social preferences |
| title_full | Imagine being a nice guy: A note on hypothetical vs. incentivized social preferences |
| title_fullStr | Imagine being a nice guy: A note on hypothetical vs. incentivized social preferences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imagine being a nice guy: A note on hypothetical vs. incentivized social preferences |
| title_short | Imagine being a nice guy: A note on hypothetical vs. incentivized social preferences |
| title_sort | imagine being a nice guy a note on hypothetical vs incentivized social preferences |
| topic | social preferences generosity egalitarianism incentive mechanisms dictator games |
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