On the External Validity of Social Preference Games: A Systematic Lab-Field Study

We present a lab-field experiment designed to systematically assess the external validity of social preferences elicited in a variety of experimental games. We do this by comparing behavior in the different games with several behaviors elicited in the field and with self-reported behaviors exhibited...

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Published inManagement science Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 976 - 1002
Main Authors Galizzi, Matteo M., Navarro-Martinez, Daniel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Linthicum INFORMS 01.03.2019
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Subjects
Analysis
Behavior
Behavioral economics
experimental games
external validity
field behavior
Field study
Games
Interpersonal relations
Meta-analysis
Personal preferences (Social sciences)
Preferences
Research validity
Social behavior
Social networks
social preferences
Social science research
Studies
Systematic review
Validity
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Summary:We present a lab-field experiment designed to systematically assess the external validity of social preferences elicited in a variety of experimental games. We do this by comparing behavior in the different games with several behaviors elicited in the field and with self-reported behaviors exhibited in the past, using the same sample of participants. Our results show that the experimental social preference games do a poor job explaining both social behaviors in the field and social behaviors from the past. We also include a systematic review and meta-analysis of previous literature on the external validity of social preference games. Data are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2017.2908 . This paper was accepted by John List, behavioral economics.
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ISSN:0025-1909
1526-5501
DOI:10.1287/mnsc.2017.2908