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Group Identity and Social Preferences
Yan Chen,Sherry Xin Li +1 more
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This paper found that participants are significantly more likely to choose social welfare-maximizing actions when matched with an ingroup member when compared to when they are matched with a non-group identity.Abstract:
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 behavior, but 13 percent less likely to punish an ingroup match for misbehavior. Furthermore, participants are significantly more likely to choose social-welfare-maximizing actions when matched with an ingroup member. All results are consistent with the hypothesis that participants are more altruistic toward an ingroup match. (read more
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Water Cooler Ostracism: Social Exclusion as a Punishment Mechanism
Brent Davis,David Johnson +1 more
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Discrimination as favoritism: The private benefits and social costs of in-group favoritism in an experimental labor market.
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Group Identity as a Social Heuristic: An Experiment with Reaction Times
Antonio Filippin,Francesco Guala +1 more
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The Short Arm of Guilt: Guilt Aversion Plays Out More Across a Short Social Distance
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