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Are They Watching You and Does It Matter? - Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

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  • Alpízar, Francisco

    () (Environment for Development Program, CATIE)

  • Martinsson, Peter

    () (Department of Economics, School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University)

Abstract

In a natural field experiment, we tested whether being alone or in a group had an effect on prosocial behavior as expressed in donations to a recreational park. We also explored whether the presence of people exogenous to the group at the time of the donation had any behavioral effect. Our first treatment aimed at identifying peer effects, whereas our second treatment was similar to being in the public eye. We found that being in a group significantly increases the share of people acting prosocially. Moreover, we found that only individuals who are part of a group are positively affected by the presence of a third party.

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Paper provided by University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers in Economics with number 456.

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Length: 12 pages
Date of creation: 07 Jul 2010
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Handle: RePEc:hhs:gunwpe:0456

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Keywords: Donation; natural field experiment; prosocial behavior; public disclosure;

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