Choice-set effects in dictator game

ĎURINÍK, Michal. Choice-set effects in dictator game. In 2016 Economic Science Association International Meeting. 2016.

Basic information

• Original name: Choice-set effects in dictator game
• Authors: ĎURINÍK, Michal (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 2016 Economic Science Association International Meeting, 2016.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Conference abstract
• Field of Study: 50200 5.2 Economics and Business
• Country of publisher: Israel
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/16:00092882
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• Keywords in English: dictator game; context effects; decoy phantom decoy
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

In Dictator game it is common to see dictators transfer positive amounts to recipients. When the game is expanded by the opportunity for the dictator to not only give, but also to take from the recipient, many fewer positive transfers occur. There are several possible ways to explain this change in dictators’ behavior. One proposed explanation is via Experimenter Demand Effect: subjects give because in “giving game” that is the proper thing to do, in “taking game” taking is the proper thing to do. Alternative explanation proposes that changes in dictators’ behavior are due to context effects, similar to context effects observed and studied in consumer choice (decoy effect, compromise effect, etc). We design an experiment to investigate the impact of choice set manipulations, similar to those studied in consumer choice, on dictators’ behavior.

Links

• MUNI/A/1021/2015, interní kód MU: Name: Behaviorálně ekonomické experimenty v marketingu a managementu

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A