{"id":1919,"date":"2019-01-22T21:33:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T21:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehd.uchicago.edu\/?page_id=1919"},"modified":"2019-02-04T16:28:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T16:28:57","slug":"1919-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cehd.uchicago.edu\/?page_id=1919","title":{"rendered":"Prosociality: Hard to build but easy to destroy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A large literature indicates the importance of prosocial behavior and beliefs for the success of groups or countries, e.g., regarding growth and tax compliance, but also for the well-being of individuals, e.g., regarding health, happiness and even income. While recent studies indicate that intensive interaction with positive role models is able to foster prosociality, little is known about aspects of the social environment which potentially diminish prosocial behavior and beliefs. Psychological and economic theories suggest that competitive environments could potentially lower prosociality. To test this hypothesis, we analyze the effects of a large scale RCT in the education context in Chile which increased the level of competition as part of an affirmative action program. We show that students in treated school are less prosocial at the end of high school. Our results show that even policies which were designed in order to support the development of children can negatively affect prosocial behavior and beliefs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Please register for the lecture <a href=\"https:\/\/humcap.formstack.com\/forms\/fabian_kosse_24_lecture\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large literature indicates the importance of prosocial behavior and beliefs for the success of groups or countries, e.g., regarding growth and tax compliance, but also for the well-being of individuals, e.g., regarding health, happiness and even income. While recent studies indicate that intensive interaction with positive role models is able to foster prosociality, little is known about aspects of the social environment which potentially diminish prosocial behavior and beliefs. Psychological and economic theories suggest that competitive environments could potentially lower prosociality. To test this hypothesis, we analyze the effects of a large scale RCT in the education context in Chile which increased the level of competition as part of an affirmative action program. We show that students in treated school are less prosocial at the end of high school. Our results show that even policies which were designed in order to support the development of children can negatively affect prosocial behavior and beliefs. 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