Replication data for: Group Identity and Social Preferences

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Yan Chen; Sherry Xin Li

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Project Citation: 

Chen, Yan, and Li, Sherry Xin. Replication data for: Group Identity and Social Preferences. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116302V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We present a laboratory experiment that measures the effects of induced group identity on social preferences. We find that when participants are matched with an ingroup member, they show a 47 percent increase in charity concerns and a 93 percent decrease in envy. Likewise, participants are 19 percent more likely to reward an ingroup match for good behavior, but 13 percent less likely to punish an ingroup match for misbehavior. Furthermore, participants are significantly more likely to choose social-welfare-maximizing actions when matched with an ingroup member. All results are consistent with the hypothesis that participants are more altruistic toward an ingroup match. (JEL C91, D03, Z13)

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      C91 Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual
      D91 Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
      Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification


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