Do the Right Thing: Experimental evidence that preferences for moral behavior, rather than equity or efficiency per se, drive human prosociality

Decades of experimental research show that some people forgo personal gains to benefit others in unilateral anonymous interactions. To explain these results, behavioral economists typically assume that people have social preferences for minimizing inequality and/or maximizing efficiency (social welf...

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Published in:	Judgment and Decision Making Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 99 - 111
Main Authors:	Capraro, Valerio, Rand, David G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tallahassee Society for Judgment and Decision Making 01.01.2018 Cambridge University Press
Subjects:	Behavior Decision making Economic theory Efficiency efficiencyNAKeywords equity Ethical aspects Game theory Helping behavior Morality Personal preferences (Social sciences) Preferences prosociality Psychological aspects Psychological research efficiency prosociality equity morality
ISSN:	1930-2975, 1930-2975
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