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Title of Journal: Exp Econ
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Abbravation: Experimental Economics
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Authors: David Fielding Stephen Knowles
Publish Date: 2014/12/18
Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 718-730
Abstract
We use a simple laboratory experiment to measure the effect on altruism of i whether the participants’ choices are presented verbally or nonverbally and ii whether the participants have a large amount of loose change We find strong evidence for the first effect and weaker evidence for the second These effects may explain some of the variation in the average level of generosity found in different Dictator Game resultsWe are grateful to Reece Pomeroy Robbie Bell and Andrew Tan for their invaluable work as research assistants on this project and to Phillip Hall and Maroš Servátka for helpful suggestions on our experimental design An earlier version of the paper was presented at the Asia Pacific Economic Science Association Conference Auckland February 2014 and the University of Otago Seminar Programme Dunedin May 2014 we are grateful to participants for the useful comments received We are also grateful to two anonymous referees and the editor for helpful comments on an earlier draft
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