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Gender Differences in Giving and the Anticipation-about-giving in Dictator Games

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  • Subhasish M. Chowdhury

    (Department of Economics, University of Bath)

  • Philip J. Grossman

    (Department of Economics, Monash University)

  • Joo Young Jeon

    (Department of Economics, University of Reading)

Abstract

Research on altruistic payoffs and the related payoff anticipation and related gender differences is limited. Using data from Chowdhury & Jeon (2014) who vary a common show-up fee and incentivize recipients to anticipate the amount given in a dictator game, we find that the show-up fee has a positive effect on dictator giving for both genders. While female dictators are more generous than males, male recipients anticipate higher amounts than the amount male dictators give. The show-up fee affects the social-type of female dictators, and the anticipation about dictator social-type by the male recipients.

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  • Subhasish M. Chowdhury & Philip J. Grossman & Joo Young Jeon, 2019. "Gender Differences in Giving and the Anticipation-about-giving in Dictator Games," Economics Discussion Papers em-dp2019-13, Department of Economics, University of Reading.
    • Handle: RePEc:rdg:emxxdp:em-dp2019-13
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    Keywords

    dictator-game; altruism; anticipatory-belief; gender;
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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
    • D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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