Individual Behavior and Group Membership

People who are members of a group and identify with it behave differently from people who perceive themselves as isolated individuals. This paper shows that group membership affects preferences over outcomes, and saliency of the group affects the perception of the environment. We manipulate the sali...

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Published in:	The American economic review Vol. 97; no. 4; pp. 1340 - 1352
Main Authors:	Charness, Gary, Rigotti, Luca, Rustichini, Aldo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nashville American Economic Association 01.09.2007
Subjects:	Audiences Battle of the sexes Behavioural economics Cooperation Decision making Economic analysis Economic psychology Economic theory Experiments Feedback Games Group dynamics Group identity Group membership Groups Human aggression Individual behaviour Membership Memberships Perceptions Preferences Prisoners dilemma Saliency Social discrimination Social identity Social psychology Society Studies
ISSN:	0002-8282, 1944-7981
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