Motives for Giving: A Reanalysis of Two Classic Public Goods Experiments*
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Experimental work in economics prompted the development of theories of other-regarding behavior. In this paper we reanalyze two classic public goods experiments and focus on the nature individuals’ responses to others’ behavior in order to help distinguish alternative motives of giving, including altruism, warm glow, reciprocity and inequality aversion. Analysis that allows for asymmetric feedback responses generate support for inequality aversion motives, but little for reciprocity (matching), altruism and warm glow. JEL Codes: C9, H41, Z13
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Version of 6/16/2005 12:40:00 PM Motives for Giving: A Reanalysis of Two Classic Public Goods Experiments*
In laboratory public goods experiments, subjects make decisions about how much of a fixed endowment to contribute to the production of a public good in a sequence of periods. The nature of subjects’ responses to information about others’ decisions can help distinguish between alternative motives for giving, such as altruism, warm glow, reciprocity and inequality aversion. In this paper we reana...
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تاریخ انتشار 2007