The authors present an overview of the academic literature on charitable giving based on a
literature review of more than 500 articles. They structure their review around the central …

Three experimental studies examined the relationship between altruistic behavior and the
emergence of status hierarchies within groups. In each study, group members were …

We present evidence from laboratory experiments showing that individuals are “last-place
averse.” Participants choose gambles with the potential to move them out of last place that …

This chapter brings together some of the recent empirical and experimental evidence
regarding preferences for social status. While briefly reviewing evidence from different …

We examine the characteristics of effective leaders in a simple leader‐follower voluntary
contributions game. We focus on two factors: the individual's cooperativeness and the …

We report the results of experiments designed to test the effect of social status on
contributions to a public good, with and without punishment. The experiments are conducted …

One commonly used strategy in charitable fundraising is sharing names and contact
information of donors between organizations, even those whose missions are unrelated …

We report the results of experiments designed to test the impact of social status on learning
in a coordination game. In the experiment, all subjects observe the play of an agent who …

Some of the earliest work on heterogeneity in social preferences focuses on gender
differences in behavior. The source of these gender differences is the main interest of this …

In this paper, we investigate individuals' investment in status in an environment where no
monetary return can possibly be derived from reaching a better relative position. We use a …