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Social Distance and Reciprocity: The Internet vs. the Laboratory
Gary Charness University of California, Santa Barbara - Department of Economics Ernan Haruvy University of Texas at Dallas - Department of Marketing Doron Sonsino Technion-Israel Institute of Technology - The William Davidson Faculty of Industrial Engineering & Management November 2003 Abstract: We explore the effects of social distance in experiments conducted over the Internet on three continents, in classroom laboratory sessions conducted in Israel and Spain, and in computer sessions pairing participants from different states-one in Texas and the other in California. Our design elicits individual behavior profiles over a range of contingencies, enabling us to identify heterogeneity among our participants. We find that many people show regard for others, even with the apparent social distance inherent with Internet interaction. In all cases, a substantial minority makes choices indicating positive reciprocity; the proportion doing so varies inversely with social distance.
Keywords: Internet Experiments, Lost-wallet Game, Reciprocity, Social Distance JEL Classifications: A13, B49, C70, C91, C99, D63 Working Paper SeriesDate posted: May 15, 2002 ; Last revised: January 17, 2004Suggested CitationContact Information
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