On the evolution of altruistic and cooperative behaviour due to schooling system in Spain

Bahuguna, Shaily; Heer, Davina; Lago, Manuel; Loras, Diego; Toietta, Chiara

On the evolution of altruistic and cooperative behaviour due to schooling system in Spain

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Bahuguna, S, Heer, D, Lago, M, Loras, D, Toietta, C. On the evolution of altruistic and cooperative behaviour due to schooling system in Spain. 2019. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43331

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This paper aims to find a pattern in the evolution of altruistic and cooperative behaviour whilst distinguishing across different types of schools in Spain. In specific, we design a controlled laboratory experiment by running the standard dictator game and a public goods game in a public and private ("concertada") high school. Using a sample of 180 students, we compare 12 and 16 year old children to distinguish the evolutionary pattern and test if there is a significant change by the type of schooling system. Interestingly, evidence from our data highlights that altruism levels rise throughout public high-school education whilst it falls in private high-schools. On the contrary, cooperation levels are relatively stable in public high-schools but rise in private high-schools.