Economic and hypothetical dictator game experiments: Incentive effects at the individual level

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Year: 2008
Volume: 37
Issue: 5
Pages: 1775-1784

Authors (3)

Ben-Ner, Avner (University of Minnesota) Kramer, Amit (not in RePEc) Levy, Ori (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

The paper compares behavior in economic dictator game experiments played with actual money (amounts given by "dictator" subjects) with behavior in hypothetical dictator game experiments where subjects indicate what they would give, although no money is actually exchanged. The average amounts transferred in the two experiments are remarkably similar. We uncover meaningful individual differences in real and hypothetical allocations and demonstrate the importance of two personality traits - agreeableness and extraversion - in reconciling them. We conclude that extraverts are "all talk;" agreeable subjects are "for real".

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:soceco:v:37:y:2008:i:5:p:1775-1784
Journal Field
Experimental
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24