Does It Matter if You Are Observed by Others? Evidence from Donations in the Field* |
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Authors: | Francisco Alpízar Peter Martinsson |
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Institution: | 1. Environment for Development Initiative, CATIE, Turrialba 30501, Costa Rica falpizar@catie.ac.cr;2. University of Gothenburg, SE‐405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden, peter.martinsson@economics.gu.se |
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Abstract: | We investigate whether people's donations in the field are affected by the presence of others. In the analysis, we distinguish between individuals who arrived at a national park alone and those who arrived as members of a group. We also investigated the effect of donations being made in the presence of a third party made in the presence of a third party. We find that donations are significantly more frequent for individuals who are members of a group. When a third party is present, we find that the total donations by individuals who are a part of a group are significantly higher than those of lone travelers, mainly because of the increased probability of donating. |
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Keywords: | Donation prosocial behavior third party C93 D03 H40 Q28 |
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