THE STRUCTURE AND BEHAVIOURAL EFFECTS OF REVEALED SOCIAL IDENTITY PREFERENCES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Hett, Florian; Mechtel, Mario; Kroll, Markus
• 署名单位: Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz; Leuphana University Luneburg; Goethe University Frankfurt
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1093/ej/ueaa055
• 发表日期: 2020
• 页码: 2569-2595
• 关键词: group bias; ECONOMICS; aversion; DISCRIMINATION; categorization; misconceptions; beliefs

摘要

A large body of evidence shows that social identity affects behaviour. However, our understanding of the substantial variation of these behavioural effects is still limited. We use a novel laboratory experiment to measure differences in preferences for social identities as a potential source of behavioural heterogeneity. Facing a trade-off between monetary payments and belonging to different groups, individuals are willing to forego significant earnings to avoid belonging to certain groups. We then show that individual differences in these foregone earnings correspond to the differences in discriminatory behaviour towards these groups. Our results illustrate the importance of considering individual heterogeneity to fully understand the behavioural effects of social identity.