Are women expected to be more generous?
This paper analyzes if men and women are expected to behave differently regarding altruism. Since the dictator game provides the most suitable design for studying altruism and generosity in the lab setting, we use a modi ed version to study the beliefs involved in the game. Our results are substanti...
| Autores: | , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/7617 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/7617 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Dictator game Beliefs Expectations Generosity Gender |
| Sumario: | This paper analyzes if men and women are expected to behave differently regarding altruism. Since the dictator game provides the most suitable design for studying altruism and generosity in the lab setting, we use a modi ed version to study the beliefs involved in the game. Our results are substantial: men and women are expected to behave differently. Moreover, while women believe that women are more generous, men consider women as generous as men. |
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