 Are They Watching You and Does It Matter? - Evidence from a Natural Field ExperimentFrancisco Alpizar Rodriguez and Peter Martinsson No 456, Working Papers in Economics from University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics Abstract: In a natural field experiment, we tested whether being alone or in a group had an effect on prosocial behavior as expressed in donations to a recreational park. We also explored whether the presence of people exogenous to the group at the time of the donation had any behavioral effect. Our first treatment aimed at identifying peer effects, whereas our second treatment was similar to being in the public eye. We found that being in a group significantly increases the share of people acting prosocially. Moreover, we found that only individuals who are part of a group are positively affected by the presence of a third party.
Keywords: Donation; natural field experiment; prosocial behavior; public disclosure (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published as Alpízar, Francisco and Peter Martinsson, 'Are They Watching You and Does It Matter? - Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment' in Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2013, pages 74-83. There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hhs:gunwpe:0456 Ordering information: This working paper can be ordered from Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Working Papers in Economics from University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics Department of Economics, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Box 640, SE 405 30 GÖTEBORG, Sweden. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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