Data_I think about you

This data set contains two STATA files of study "I think about you: Group mentality and altruism among farmers".
Do resource-scarcity reminders lead individuals to generous or selfish behavior? This study attempted to answer to this question by employing a field experiment and a lab-in-the-field experiment. The field experiment aimed to estimate the effect of resource-scarcity information on the number of the farmers who applied for the new crop program in Thailand that provides a temporary income subsidy. The results show that the number of applicants in villages where resource-scarcity information about the limited number of farmers joining the program was circulated, was significantly lower than that in villages where no such information was disseminated. Next, the lab-in-the-field experiment revealed that when resource scarcity was salient, farmers tended to sacrifice their benefit to increase the benefit of others who are identified as their ingroup members. However, this study did not find generous behavior toward outsiders. Together, the results suggest that exposure to resource-scarcity information does not always guide people to focus on maximizing their welfare; rather, it may lead people to behave generously if resources are shared among ingroup members.

本数据集包含两份STATA文件，涉及研究“我思及你：农民群体心态与利他主义”。该研究旨在探讨资源稀缺提醒是否会导致个体展现出慷慨或自私的行为。研究通过现场实验和田野实验室实验来尝试解答此问题。现场实验旨在评估资源稀缺信息对申请泰国新作物项目（提供临时收入补贴）的农民数量的影响。结果显示，在传播有关有限农民加入项目信息的村庄中，申请人数显著低于未传播此类信息的村庄。接下来，田野实验室实验揭示，当资源稀缺性凸显时，农民倾向于牺牲自己的利益以增加被识别为他们的内群体成员的其他人的利益。然而，该研究并未发现对外来者的慷慨行为。综合来看，这些结果暗示，接触到资源稀缺信息并不总是引导人们专注于最大化自身福利；相反，它可能会引导人们在资源在内群体成员间共享时展现出慷慨行为。