Altruism Spillovers: Are Behaviors in Context-Free Experiments Predictive of Altruism Toward a Naturally Occurring Public Good?

By S. Laury, Laura O. Taylor. 2008

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On Behavioral-Environmental Economics (2008, background): “A recent study by Laury and Taylor (2006) suggests that even if altruistic behavior is observed in the lab, one cannot necessarily use it to predict behavior in naturally occurring environments.”
Trust, Growth and Well-Being: New Evidence and Policy Implications (2013, unknown): “Similarly, Laury and Taylor (2008) use public goods games to elicit their subjects’ taste for cooperation and show that it is associated with the probability to contribute to a field public good in a donation experiment.”
Collective Action and Community Development: Evidence from Self-Help Groups in Rural India (2013, background): “(Laury and Taylor 2008) for example, found that individuals’ contributions to a public good in the laboratory were not always able to predict their willingness to contribute to a public good in the naturally”
When are Women More Generous than Men (2007, background): “However, Laury and Taylor (2004) do report that laboratory behavior in a public good experiment predicts who will contribute to a naturally-occurring public good.”