Group Identity and Social Preferences
Group Identity and Social Preferences
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Nashville: American Economic Association
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English
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Nashville: American Economic Association
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We present a laboratory experiment that measures the effects of induced group identity on social preferences. We find that when participants are matched with an ingroup member, they show a 47 percent increase in charity concerns and a 93 percent decrease in envy. Likewise, participants are 19 percent more likely to reward an ingroup match for good...
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Group Identity and Social Preferences
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_37083821
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_37083821
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0002-8282
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1944-7981
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10.1257/aer.99.1.431
