Persuadable or Dissuadable Altruists? The Impact of Information of Recipient Characteristics on Giving

Lata Gangadharan, P. Grossman, Lingbo Huang, C. Leister, Erte Xiao, Luigi Butera, Catherine C. Eckel, C. Exley, Ben Grodeck, Stephanie A. Heger, Jonathan Levy, Erzo F. P. Luttmer, Nina Xue, Xiaojian Zhao, 𝑔 Proposition1., 𝑔 ≥𝑔∅∗≥, 𝑔 with𝑙𝑖𝑚→𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑚→, 𝑔
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We investigate how information about recipients’ characteristics affects donors’ giving as opposed to when no information is available. In a rational model in which information causes a donor to update her assessment of the recipient's deservingness, we introduce the idea that altruism can be “persuadable” (“dissuadable”) by information about positive (negative) characteristics. We report data from three experiments in which donors are provided information regarding three recipient characteristics: alcoholism, attending courses, and disability. Across different characteristics, our results are broadly consistent with the predictions of persuadable altruism. Overall, we find a positive net impact of providing information on aggregate giving.
值得说服还是不值得劝阻的利他主义者?接受者特征信息对赠与的影响
我们调查了接受者特征的信息如何影响捐赠者的捐赠,而不是在没有信息的情况下。在一个理性的模型中,信息使捐赠者更新她对接受者的价值评估,我们引入了利他主义可以通过关于积极(消极)特征的信息被“说服”(“劝阻”)的想法。我们报告了来自三个实验的数据,在这些实验中,捐赠者被提供了关于三个接受者特征的信息:酗酒、参加课程和残疾。在不同的特征中,我们的结果与可说服利他主义的预测大体一致。总的来说,我们发现提供信息对总体捐赠有积极的净影响。
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