Do norms make preferences social? Supporting evidence from the field

Christoph Rössler*, Hannes Rusch, Tim Friehe

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Abstract

We examine whether rule compliance predicts prosocial behavior. We proxy rule compliance by compliance with parking regulations and prosocial behavior via response rates to surveys. We find that surveys attached to legally parked cars are returned more often. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Article number108569
Number of pages4
JournalEconomics Letters
Volume183
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019

Keywords

  • Prosocial behavior
  • Social norms
  • Field study

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