Aguiar, Fernando , BRAÑAS GARZA, PABLO ERNESTO, Cobo-Reyes, Ramon , Jimenez, Natalia , Miller, Luis M.
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Exp. Econ.
Article
Científica
4.098
01/03/2009
000263893300007
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 modified 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 that women are as generous as men.
Dictator game; Beliefs; Expectations; Generosity; Gender