Social comparisons and reference group formation: some experimental evidence

DOI10.1016/J.GEB.2012.12.003zbMATH Open1281.91055OpenAlexW1981676484MaRDI QIDQ2636772FDOQ2636772

Authors: Ian M. McDonald, N. Nikiforakis, Nilss Olekalns, Hugh Sibly 

Publication date: 18 February 2014

Published in: Games and Economic Behavior (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2012.12.003

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zbMATH Keywords

laboratory experimentscognitive dissonancesocial comparisonsultimatum bargainingreal-effort

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Experimental studies (91A90)

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• Information, strategic behavior, and fairness in ultimatum bargaining: An experimental study
• A Theory of Fairness, Competition, and Cooperation
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• Social influence in the sequential dictator game
• Outside options and social comparison in three-player ultimatum game experiments

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• Z-Tree
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