Add to ORKGA growing literature in economics examines the development of preferences among children and adolescents. We combine a repeated dictator game with treatments that either provides participants with information about the average behavior of others or not. In a sample of 384 children aged 5-17, we find an increase in donations until the age of 13-14, but not beyond. We find no effect of social information on average donation behavior in any of the studied age-groups, but do find effects on the distributions of donations.JEL Classification: C93; D02; D03; D6
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textabstractIn this study, we make a first attempt to investigate the mechanisms of conditional coop...
There has been a resurgence of interest in prosocial behaviour in recent years, but many authors avo...
Although the non-profit sector is now the third largest sector of the global economy, relatively lit...
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Evolutionary theories of altruism have suggested that reciprocal exchanges and ingroup favoritism ha...
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textabstractIn this study, we make a first attempt to investigate the mechanisms of conditional coop...
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