TY - JOUR
T1 - Charitable giving among females and males: An empirical test of the competitive altruism hypothesis
AU - Böhm, Robert
AU - Regner, Tobias
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - We conduct a real-effort task experiment where subjects’ performance translates into a donation to a charity. In a within-subjects design we vary the visibility of the donation (no/private/public feedback). Confirming previous studies, we find that subjects’ performance increases, that is, they donate more to charity, when their relative performance is made public. In line with the competitive altruism hypothesis, a biology-based explanation for status-seeking behavior, especially male subjects increase performance in the public setting.
AB - We conduct a real-effort task experiment where subjects’ performance translates into a donation to a charity. In a within-subjects design we vary the visibility of the donation (no/private/public feedback). Confirming previous studies, we find that subjects’ performance increases, that is, they donate more to charity, when their relative performance is made public. In line with the competitive altruism hypothesis, a biology-based explanation for status-seeking behavior, especially male subjects increase performance in the public setting.
UR - https://curis.ku.dk/portal/en/publications/charitable-giving-among-females-and-males-an-empirical-test-of-the-competitive-altruism-hypothesis(69581087-0785-4361-9c3f-0be30fee28a4).html
U2 - 10.1007/s10818-013-9152-x
DO - 10.1007/s10818-013-9152-x
M3 - Article
SN - 1573-6989
VL - 15
SP - 251
EP - 267
JO - Journal of Bioeconomics
JF - Journal of Bioeconomics
ER -