Framing effects in the Prisoner's Dilemma but not in the Dictator Game

Sebastian Goerg, David Rand () and Gari Walkowitz ()
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David Rand: Yale University
Gari Walkowitz: University of Cologne

No wp2017_02_01, Working Papers from Department of Economics, Florida State University

Abstract: We systematically investigate prisoner's dilemma games and dictator games with valence framing. We find that give versus take frames influence subjects' behavior and beliefs in the prisoner's dilemma game but not in the dictator game.

Keywords: Prisoner's Dilemma; Dictator Game; Framing; Give; Take; Cooperation; Generosity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 C72 C91 F51 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 2017-02
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