Making the World a better Place: Experimental evidence from the generosity Game

Werner Güth (), Maria Levati and Matteo Ploner

No 2009-071, Jena Economics Research Papers from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Abstract: We study ultimatum and dictator experiments where the first mover chooses the amount of money to be distributed between the players within a given interval, knowing that her own share is fixed. Thus, the first mover is faced with scarcity, but not with the typical trade-off between her own and the other's payoff. Removing the trade-off inspires significant generosity, which is not affected by the second mover's veto power. On the whole our results con?rm heterogeneity in behavior, but point to efficiency concerns as the predominant motive.

Keywords: Ultimatum; Dictator; Social Preferences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C70 C91 D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-09-25
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