In this experiment, we test whether subjectsâ?? responses to variations in the action set in\na dictator game depends on induced group identities. The action set includes choices in which\nthe dictator can either give money to or take money from the other player. As an extension to\nthe anonymous setting, we introduce induced group identities using the minimal group paradigm.\nBased on a dictator game conducted with more than 300 students in Indonesia, we implement a full\nfactorial design in order to analyze the framing of the action set in a varied cultural context and to\nexamine varied prevalence of social norms given a group identity context. If group identity is not\nsalient, we find that participants are slightly more generous when they have an opportunity to give\nto rather than to take from the recipient. However, when participants are matched with in-group\nmembers, this result is reversed and highly significant. The result of differing responses to framing\neffects in within-group interactions compared to a neutral setting are largely ascribed to the varied\ncompliance with existing social norms.
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