Our paper investigates the underlying motivations of social interactions. By using a qualitative approach, we discuss the relevance of conditional (trust and reciprocity) and unconditional (altruism and inequality-aversion) motivations in investment games. Specifically, self-reported questionnaires and free subjects’ comments are used to discuss the coherence between observed behavior, declared motivations and beliefs of participants. We find a strong coherence between experimental outcomes and the qualitative information obtained from participants. Both are consistent with motivations based on other- regarding preferences.
Conditional and unconditional other regarding preferences: A qualitative analysis
Papa S
2017
Abstract
Our paper investigates the underlying motivations of social interactions. By using a qualitative approach, we discuss the relevance of conditional (trust and reciprocity) and unconditional (altruism and inequality-aversion) motivations in investment games. Specifically, self-reported questionnaires and free subjects’ comments are used to discuss the coherence between observed behavior, declared motivations and beliefs of participants. We find a strong coherence between experimental outcomes and the qualitative information obtained from participants. Both are consistent with motivations based on other- regarding preferences.File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
