Giving in Dictator Games: Regard for Others or Regard by Others?
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- Alexander K. Koch & Hans-Theo Normann, 2005. "Giving in Dictator Games: Regard for Others or Regard by Others?," Royal Holloway, University of London: Discussion Papers in Economics 05/09, Department of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London, revised Aug 2005.
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Keywords
dictator game; altruism; social preferences;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2005-08-13 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2005-08-13 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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