Giving and sorting among friends: evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment

We examine dictator giving in a lab-in-the-field experiment in Cairo. Giving to a stranger and to a friend is positively correlated, and more altruistic dictators increase their giving less under non-anonymity. However, friends’ altruistic preferences are not significantly correlated.

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Main Authors: Binzel, Christine (Author) , Fehr, Dietmar (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 12 August 2013
In: Economics letters
Year: 2013, Volume: 121, Issue: 2, Pages: 214-217
ISSN:0165-1765
DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2013.08.002
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2013.08.002
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Author Notes:Christine Binzel, Dietmar Fehr
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Summary:We examine dictator giving in a lab-in-the-field experiment in Cairo. Giving to a stranger and to a friend is positively correlated, and more altruistic dictators increase their giving less under non-anonymity. However, friends’ altruistic preferences are not significantly correlated.
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ISSN:0165-1765
DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2013.08.002