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Is generosity involuntary?

Authors :
Tore Ellingsen
Magnus Johannesson
Tomas Broberg
Source :
Economics Letters. 94:32-37
Publication Year :
2007
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2007.

Abstract

We estimate the distribution of exit reservation prices in a dictator game. The mean exit reservation price equals 82% of the dictator game endowment and only 36% of subjects have exit reservation prices consistent with selfish or social preferences.

Details

ISSN :
01651765
Volume :
94
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Economics Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........237615ce8b39dbdbc5d69eee7b4a72a6
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2006.07.006