Why do people keep their promises? An experimental test of two explanations

Numerous psychological and economic experiments have shown that the exchange of promises greatly enhances cooperative behavior in experimental games. This paper seeks to test two theories to explain t

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Why do people keep their promises? An experimental test of two explanations

Numerous psychological and economic experiments have shown that the exchange of promises greatly enhances cooperative behavior in experimental games. This paper seeks to test two theories to explain t

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Why Do People Volunteer? An Experimental Analysis of Preferences for Time Donations

Why do individuals volunteer their time even when recipients receive far less value than the donor's opportunity cost? Previous models of altruism that focus on the overall impact of a gift cannot rat

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