Arbeitspapier | Working paper
Testing consumer theory: evidence from a natural field experiment
We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on whether individual behavior is consistent with a neoclassical model of utility maximization subject to budget constraints. We do this through the lens of a field experiment on charitable giving. We find that the behavior of at least 80% of individuals, on both the extensive and intensive margins, can be rationalized within a standard neoclassical choice model in which individuals have preferences, defined over own consumption and their contribution towards the charitable good, satisfying the axioms of revealed preference.
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Seite(n): 16, 9
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Englisch
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Status: Veröffentlichungsversion
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Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Markt und Entscheidung, Abteilung Ökonomik des Wandels (SP II 2017-309)
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Wirtschaft
Allgemeines, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Methoden, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Wirtschaftswissenschaften
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Adena, Maja
Huck, Steffen
Rasul, Imran
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Veröffentlichung
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Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
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Deutschland, Berlin
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2017
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Adena, Maja
- Huck, Steffen
- Rasul, Imran
- Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
Entstanden
- 2017
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