Solidarity and Performance Differences

Marion Eberlein and Judith Przemeck ()

Bonn Econ Discussion Papers from University of Bonn, Germany

Abstract: To investigate the influence of performance differences on donating behavior in a solidarity game we introduce a real effort task. In each three-person-group subjects are ranked according to their task performance. Since each potential winner is informed about his own rank and the potential losers? ranks, they are able to regard performance differences between various potential losers and between themselves and a potential loser. We run another treatment without a real effort task to check for the influence of performance. We find different kinds of donating behaviour which seem to be fundamental characteristics.

Keywords: Solidarity; Performance Differences; Real Effort; Experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 D31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2006-03
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