Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/172507 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of the Economic Science Association [ISSN:] 2199-6784 [Volume:] 3 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Springer US [Place:] New York [Year:] 2017 [Pages:] 89-108
Publisher: 
Springer US, New York
Abstract: 
We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on whether individual behavior is consistent with a neoclassical model of utility maximization subject to budget constraints. We do this through the lens of a field experiment on charitable giving. We find that the behavior of at least 80% of individuals, on both the extensive and intensive margins, can be rationalized within a standard neoclassical choice model in which individuals have preferences, defined over own consumption and their contribution towards the charitable good, satisfying the axioms of revealed preference.
Subjects: 
natural field experiment
revealed preference
JEL: 
C93
D01
D12
D64
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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