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Ownership Effects in Dictator Games: Evidence from an Experimental Study

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  • Nguyen, Cuong Viet
  • Vu, Linh Hoang

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In this study, we tested the effect of time delays on sharing behavior. We conducted a dictator game to examine whether dictators change their sharing behaviors if they have more time between receiving and sharing money. When the response time was 2 hours, the sharing behavior of dictators was similar to sharing behavior in a standard game without time delay. However, if the dictators kept their received money for a week, they were remarkably less likely to share the money. This finding provides suggestive evidence of the ownership effect in sharing behavior.

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  • Nguyen, Cuong Viet & Vu, Linh Hoang, 2022. "Ownership Effects in Dictator Games: Evidence from an Experimental Study," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1032, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:glodps:1032
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    • C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers

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