Pronoun drop and prosocial behavior : experimental evidence from Japan

Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 13 - 25
Published: Jun 1, 2020
Abstract
We join a growing body of literature suggesting that the languages people speak influence their decision-making. We tested whether dropping the first-person pronoun “I” affects pro-social behavior in a dictator game-like setting. To this end, we conducted an online randomized, incentivized experiment with a socially representative sample of 2000 Japanese respondents. We provide compelling causal evidence that pronoun dropping reduces...
Paper Details
Title
Pronoun drop and prosocial behavior : experimental evidence from Japan
Published Date
Jun 1, 2020
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
13 - 25
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