Abstract
In this paper, we report a replication of Engel's (Exp. Econ. 14(4):583-610, 2011) meta-study of dictator game experiments. We find Engel's meta-study of dictator game experiments to be robust, with one important exception: the coding of the take-option (List in J. Polit. Econ. 115(3):482-493, 2007; Bardsley in Exp. Econ. 11(2):122-133, 2008; Cappelen et al. in Econ. Lett. 118(2):280-283, 2013). While Engel reports this as having no statistically significant effect, in our replications, we find an economically and statistically significant negative effect on giving in line with the relevant literature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 414-420 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Experimental Economics |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dictator game experiments
- Giving
- Meta-analysis
- Normalized giving
- Take-option