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Are Benevolent Dictators Altruistic in Groups? A Within-Subject Design
Ackert, Lucy ; Martinez-Vazquez, Jimmy ; Gillette, Ann ; Rider, Mark
Ackert, Lucy
Martinez-Vazquez, Jimmy
Gillette, Ann
Rider, Mark
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We use a within-subject experimental design to investigate whether systematic relationships exist across distinct features of individual preferences: altruism in a two-person context, risk aversion in monetary outcomes, and social preferences in a group context. We find that altruism is related to demographic variables, including years of education, gender, and age. Perhaps most importantly, self allocation in a two-person dictator game is related to social preferences in a group context. Participants who are more generous in a dictator game are more likely to vote against their self-interest in a group tax redistribution game which we interpret to be an expression of social preferences.
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2011-11-29
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Equity, social preferences, optimal taxation
