Abstract

We conducted an experimental study on social preferences using dictator games similar to Fehr et al. (2008). Our results show that social preferences differ between subjects who receive low-stakes monetary rewards for their decisions and subjects who consider hypothetical stakes. Our findings indicate that, apart from incentives, gender plays an important role for the categorization of different social preferences.

Details

Title
Imagine being a nice guy: A note on hypothetical vs. incentivized social preferences
Author
Bühren, Christoph; Kundt, Thorben C
Pages
185-190
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Mar 2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISSN
19302975
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1669683455
Copyright
Copyright Society for Judgment & Decision Making Mar 2015