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The impact of a cohesive social environment on giving behaviours

In: Giving Behaviours and Social Cohesion

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A lab experiment was run to show how closely giving behaviours reflect the social environment. Two groups of people completed the same series of tasks, but one group underwent those tasks in a closer relational environment and one in a more distant relational environment. At point of payment and exit from the experiment, all participants were provided with the option to give to charity. The experiment revealed that making people feel more connected with others directly increased their willingness to give to a third party: how people were treated affected how they went on to treat others. Extra pay did not have the same effect however; it did not stimulate giving independently of the sense of connection.

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  • ., 2019. "The impact of a cohesive social environment on giving behaviours," Chapters, in: Giving Behaviours and Social Cohesion, chapter 7, pages 159-187, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Silvia Bressan, 2023. "Reinsurance and Sustainability: Evidence from International Insurers," Journal of Applied Finance & Banking, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 13(6), pages 1-8.

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