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dc.contributor.authorMatthey, Astriden
dc.contributor.authorRegner, Tobiasen
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-07-
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-11T09:29:50Z-
dc.date.available2012-04-11T09:29:50Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/56857-
dc.description.abstractWe investigate to what extent genuine social preferences can explain observed other-regarding behavior. In a dictator game variant subjects can choose whether to learn about the consequences of their choice for the receiver. We find that a majority of subjects showing other-regarding behavior when the payoffs of the receiver are known, choose to ignore these consequences if possible. This behavior is inconsistent with preferences about outcomes. Other-regarding behavior may also be explained by avoiding cognitive dissonance as in Konow (2000). Our experiment's choice data is in line with this approach. In addition, we successfully relate individual behavior to proxies for cognitive dissonance.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aFriedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics |cJenaen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aJena Economic Research Papers |x2010,077en
dc.subject.jelC72en
dc.subject.jelD01en
dc.subject.jelC91en
dc.subject.jelD80en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordsocial preferencesen
dc.subject.keywordother-regarding behavioren
dc.subject.keywordexperimentsen
dc.subject.keywordsocial dilemmaen
dc.subject.keywordcognitive dissonanceen
dc.subject.stwSoziale Beziehungenen
dc.subject.stwSoziale Wohlfahrtsfunktionen
dc.subject.stwKognitionen
dc.subject.stwGefangenendilemmaen
dc.subject.stwTesten
dc.titleDo i really want to know? A cognitive dissonance-based explanation of other-regarding behavior-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn641193823en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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