The effect of stakes in distribution experiments

被引:107
作者
Carpenter, J [1 ]
Verhoogen, E
Burks, S
机构
[1] Middlebury Coll, Dept Econ, Middlebury, VT 05753 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Dept Econ, New York, NY 10027 USA
[3] Columbia Univ, Sch Int & Publ Affairs, New York, NY 10027 USA
[4] Univ Minnesota, Morris, MN 56267 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
ultimatum game; dictator game; stakes; endowment effect; fairness; altruism;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2004.08.007
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We replicate previous results showing that stakes do not affect offers in the ultimatum game (UG) and show that stakes also have no effect on allocations in the dictator game (DG). Both results are robust to the inclusion of demographic factors. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:393 / 398
页数:6
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