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Altruism and the pressure to share: Lab evidence from Tanzania.
- Source :
- PLoS ONE; 5/21/2019, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p1-19, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- We propose a novel laboratory experiment to document the pressure to share income within social networks in Africa. We find that the redistributive pressure exerted via the possibility of receiving a claim increases altruism, while the possibility of hiding from such claim reduces it. Our results indicate that sharing norms are crucial drivers of giving to other members of the network. We also find that pressure to share has a detrimental effect on the undertaking of profitable but risky investments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ALTRUISM
PRESSURE
SOCIAL networks
SOCIAL psychology
COGNITIVE science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136550012
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212747