Decades of experimental research show that some people forgo personal gains to benefit
others in unilateral anonymous interactions. To explain these results, behavioral economists …

Ample evidence shows that certain words or ways of phrasing things can cause us to
change our preferences. We demonstrate one mechanism for why this happens-“framing” …

We analyze the effects of property rights and the resulting loss aversion on contest
outcomes. We study three situations: in “gain” two players start with no prize and make sunk …

When facing situations that involve risk and reward, some may focus on the opportunity for
reward, whereas others may focus on potential risks. Here, we used an original set of …

This paper presents the first meta-analysis of the 'Taking Game,'a variant of the Dictator
Game where participants take money from recipients instead of giving. Upon analyzing data …

We report experimental findings on distribution decisions by Germans and Egyptians. We
explore their sensitivity along three different dimensions: we study (i) the impact of the price …

Most individuals are willing to forego resources for the benefit of others, but their willingness
to do so typically declines as a function of social distance between the donor and recipient, a …

Financial incentives are commonly used to motivate behaviors. However, there is also
evidence that incentives can impede the behavior they are supposed to foster, for example …

We determine whether the moral cost of taking exceeds the moral cost of not giving. We
design and conduct an experiment to determine whether a dictator prefers a giving game …

Economic decision making often involves determining how to share losses, or liabilities.
While preferences for fairness over positive outcomes, ie, gains, have been extensively …