Feelings of ownership in dictator games

Oleg Korenok, Edward Millner and Laura Razzolini ()

Journal of Economic Psychology, 2017, vol. 61, issue C, 145-151

Abstract: •We compare Dictator Earns-Give to Recipient Earns-Take games.•Dictators’ generosity decreases when they earn the endowment and give.•Feelings of ownership mediate the effect.•Earning the endowment and the giving frame strengthen feelings of ownership.•Stronger feelings of ownership reduce dictators’ generosity.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2017.04.003

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