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Giving and sorting among friends: evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
Abstract Among residents of an informal housing area in Cairo, we examine how dictator giving varies by the social distance between subjects -friend versus stranger- and by the anonymity of the dictator. While giving to strangers is high under anonymity, we find -consistent with Leider et al. (2009)- that (i... view more
Among residents of an informal housing area in Cairo, we examine how dictator giving varies by the social distance between subjects -friend versus stranger- and by the anonymity of the dictator. While giving to strangers is high under anonymity, we find -consistent with Leider et al. (2009)- that (i) a decrease in social distance increases giving, (ii) giving to a stranger and to a friend is positively correlated, and (iii) more altruistic dictators increase their giving less under non-anonymity than less altruistic dictators. However, friends are not alike in their altruistic preferences, suggesting that an individual's intrinsic preferences may not necessarily be shaped by his (or her) peers. Instead, reciprocal motives seem important, indicating that social relationships may be valued differently when individuals are financially dependent on them. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Egypt; social distance; dictatorship; social network; anonymity; social relations
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Markt und Entscheidung, Abteilung Verhalten auf Märkten, SP II 2013-207
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/82629
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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