| 来源类型 | Discussion paper
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| 规范类型 | 论文
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| 来源ID | DP10831
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| DP10831 Measuring image concerns |
| Jan Sonntag
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| 发表日期 | 2015-09-20
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| 出版年 | 2015
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | It is now well documented that individuals, on average, change their behavior when their actions are observed by others. Yet, there is no systematic way of measuring this dimension of preferences at the individual level. In this paper, we propose a novel experimental game to measure the individual sensitivity to image concerns. We test it experimentally and provide several justifications for the validity of our measure. We find a large heterogeneity in the population: one third of the sample appears totally insensitive to perceptions by others, while one third appears strongly imaged concerned. Members of ethnic minorities seem to be more imaged concerned, in particular when observed by a member of other groups. We also show that more image concerned individuals tend to be less cooperative. Finally, we provide preliminary evidence suggesting that individuals do not only care about the absolute image they convey, but also about how far this image is from reality. |
| 主题 | Industrial Organization
; Public Economics
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| 关键词 | Image concern
Social norm
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| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp10831
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| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/539660
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推荐引用方式
GB/T 7714 |
Jan Sonntag. DP10831 Measuring image concerns. 2015.
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