Demographic differences in the effect of price on giving in a diverse population

Luke Lillehaugen, Porter Ludwig and Robert L. Mayo
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Luke Lillehaugen: Offutt School of Business, Concordia College
Porter Ludwig: Offutt School of Business, Concordia College
Robert L. Mayo: Offutt School of Business, Concordia College

Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2023, vol. 9, issue 2, No 1, 157-175

Abstract: Abstract We conduct two experiments using a demographically diverse online subject pool to investigate total and extensive price elasticities of giving by age, income, gender, political ideology, and religiosity. A first exploratory experiment finds that religious subjects give more, are more likely to give, and are less sensitive to the price of giving than non-religious subjects. We find no statistically significant differences in price elasticities by age, income, gender, or political ideology. A second pre-registered experiment confirms these findings.

Keywords: Altruism; Price elasticity; Demographics; Dictator game; Mechanical Turk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C90 C91 C99 D31 D64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/s40881-023-00132-8

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