Intertemporal Altruism

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Intertemporal Altruism. / Chopra, Felix; Falk, Armin; Graeber, Thomas.

I: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Bind 16, Nr. 1, 2024, s. 329-57.

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Chopra, F, Falk, A & Graeber, T 2024, 'Intertemporal Altruism', American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, bind 16, nr. 1, s. 329-57. <https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/mic.20210319>

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Chopra, F., Falk, A., & Graeber, T. (2024). Intertemporal Altruism. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 16(1), 329-57. https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/mic.20210319

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Chopra F, Falk A, Graeber T. Intertemporal Altruism. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics. 2024;16(1):329-57.

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Chopra, Felix ; Falk, Armin ; Graeber, Thomas. / Intertemporal Altruism. I: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics. 2024 ; Bind 16, Nr. 1. s. 329-57.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Most prosocial decisions involve intertemporal tradeoffs. Yet, the timing of prosocial utility flows is ambiguous and bypassed by most models of other-regarding preferences. We study the behavioral implications of the time structure of prosocial utility, leveraging a conceptual distinction between consequence-dated and choice-dated utility flows. We conduct a high-stakes donation experiment that comprehensively characterizes discounting behavior in self-other tradeoffs and allows us to identify different prosocialmotives fromtheir distinct time profiles. Our data can only be explained by a combination of choice- and consequencedated prosocial utility. Both motives are pervasive and negatively correlated at the individual level.",
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