Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/209514 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IAAEU Discussion Paper Series in Economics No. 03/2019
Publisher: 
University of Trier, Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU), Trier
Abstract: 
A large body of evidence shows that social identity affects behavior. However, our understanding of the substantial variation of these behavioral effects is still limited. We use a novel laboratory experiment to measure differences in preferences for social identities as a potential source of behavioral heterogeneity. Facing a trade-off between monetary payments and belonging to different groups, individuals are willing to forego significant earnings to avoid belonging to certain groups. We then show that individual differences in these foregone earnings correspond to the differences in discriminatory behavior towards these groups. Our results illustrate the importance of considering individual heterogeneity to fully understand the behavioral effects of social identity.
Subjects: 
Social Identity
Identification Preferences
Social Preferences
Outgroup Discrimination
Behavioral Heterogeneity
Social Status
Social Distance
JEL: 
C91
C92
D90
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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