Guilt aversion and moral commitment: Eve versus Adam
Abstract We explore gender differences in individuals’ motivations. We focus on guilt aversion and moral commitment. Our experiment supports the idea that men are more guilt-averse than women, while moral motivations drive more women's actions in a random dictator game with pre-play communication.
Authors
- Martin Dufwenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8014-2110)
- Giovanni Di Bartolomeo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5016-8483)
- Laura Razzolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2934-1752)
- Stefano Papa
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Ifo Institute for Economic Research (DE)
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- University of Alabama (US)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Economic Science Association
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40881-024-00180-8
- Primary Topic
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission