A reproduction and replication of Engel's meta-study of dictator game experiments

In this paper, we reproduce Engel's (2011) meta-study of dictator game experiments using his data, and then replicate it using our own data. We find that Engel's (2011) meta-study of dictator game experiments is quite robust. We show that metaanalyses of dictator game experiments depend to...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Lyla, Ortmann, A.
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Published: University of New South Wales 2012
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description In this paper, we reproduce Engel's (2011) meta-study of dictator game experiments using his data, and then replicate it using our own data. We find that Engel's (2011) meta-study of dictator game experiments is quite robust. We show that metaanalyses of dictator game experiments depend to an extent on the definition of independent variables and consistent coding of studies. This insight pertains in particular to the take-option, which has produced important questions (Bardsley 2008; List 2007; Guala and Mittone 2010) about the epistemological inferences one can draw from dictator game experiments.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-622272018-02-01T05:22:23Z A reproduction and replication of Engel's meta-study of dictator game experiments Zhang, Lyla Ortmann, A. meta-analysis replication meta-regression reproduction dictator game experiments In this paper, we reproduce Engel's (2011) meta-study of dictator game experiments using his data, and then replicate it using our own data. We find that Engel's (2011) meta-study of dictator game experiments is quite robust. We show that metaanalyses of dictator game experiments depend to an extent on the definition of independent variables and consistent coding of studies. This insight pertains in particular to the take-option, which has produced important questions (Bardsley 2008; List 2007; Guala and Mittone 2010) about the epistemological inferences one can draw from dictator game experiments. 2012 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62227 http://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=0691130041241191030681070171100030020390560570180540550951260680091100990680651020771020220160290190240160100920100040040670931230020270480850180260120650281 University of New South Wales restricted
spellingShingle meta-analysis
replication
meta-regression
reproduction
dictator game experiments
Zhang, Lyla
Ortmann, A.
A reproduction and replication of Engel's meta-study of dictator game experiments
title A reproduction and replication of Engel's meta-study of dictator game experiments
title_full A reproduction and replication of Engel's meta-study of dictator game experiments
title_fullStr A reproduction and replication of Engel's meta-study of dictator game experiments
title_full_unstemmed A reproduction and replication of Engel's meta-study of dictator game experiments
title_short A reproduction and replication of Engel's meta-study of dictator game experiments
title_sort reproduction and replication of engel's meta-study of dictator game experiments
topic meta-analysis
replication
meta-regression
reproduction
dictator game experiments
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62227