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The effect of $1, $5 and $10 stakes in an online dictator game.

ABSTRACT: The decision rules underpinning human cooperative behaviour are often investigated under laboratory conditions using monetary incentives. A major concern with this approach is that stake size may bias subjects' decisions. This concern is particularly acute in online studies, where stakes are often far lower than those used in laboratory or field settings. We address this concern by conducting a Dictator Game using Amazon Mechanical Turk. In this two-player game, one player (the dictator) determines the division of an endowment between himself and the other player. We recruited subjects from India and the USA to play an online Dictator Game. Dictators received endowments of $1, $5 or $10. We collected two batches of data over two consecutive years. We found that players from India were less generous when playing with a $10 stake. By contrast, the effect of stake size among players from the USA was very small. This study indicates that the effects of stake size on decision making in economic games may vary across populations.

SUBMITTER: Raihani NJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3741194 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The effect of $1, $5 and $10 stakes in an online dictator game.

Raihani Nichola J NJ Mace Ruth R Lamba Shakti S

PloS one 20130812 8

The decision rules underpinning human cooperative behaviour are often investigated under laboratory conditions using monetary incentives. A major concern with this approach is that stake size may bias subjects' decisions. This concern is particularly acute in online studies, where stakes are often far lower than those used in laboratory or field settings. We address this concern by conducting a Dictator Game using Amazon Mechanical Turk. In this two-player game, one player (the dictator) determi ...[more]

PMID: 23951342

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The effect of $1, $5 and $10 stakes in an online dictator game.

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The effect of $1, $5 and $10 stakes in an online dictator game.

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