Income earning opportunity and work performance affect donating behavior: Evidence from dictator game experiments

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Year: 2012
Volume: 41
Issue: 6
Pages: 816-826

Authors (4)

Ogawa, Kazuhito (関西大学社会学部) Takemoto, Toru (not in RePEc) Takahashi, Hiromasa (広島市立大学) Suzuki, Akihiro (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using dictator game experiments, the authors investigate the effect on donation of the dictator and/or recipient working prior to the dictator donating. We focus on two issues that previous studies have not considered. First, we examine the impact on donating behavior of a difference in endowment caused by the dictator's work performance. Second, we explore donation behavior when the recipient's work does not yield income or affect the dictator's endowment, but the recipient's work performance is made known to the dictator. Experimental results indicate that donating behavior is affected not only by the dictator working, but also by the recipient working. In addition, donating behavior is affected by income level, as determined by the dictator's work performance, and is influenced by the recipient's work performance, two findings not previously reported.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:soceco:v:41:y:2012:i:6:p:816-826
Journal Field
Experimental
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-26