Are women expected to be more generous?

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 modi ed version to study the beliefs involved in the game. Our results are substanti...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Brañas-Garza, Pablo, Miller, Luis M., Jiménez, Natalia
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/7617
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/7617
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Dictator game
Beliefs
Expectations
Generosity
Gender
Descrição
Resumo: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 modi ed 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 women as generous as men.