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Incentives and Prosocial Discomfort: A Laboratory Experiment | NBER Skip to main content Incentives and Prosocial Discomfort: A Laboratory Experiment Grace E. Steward , Mario Macis , Nicola Lacetera , Jeffrey P. Kahn & Vikram Chib Share X LinkedIn Facebook Bluesky Threads Email Link Working Paper 34822 DOI 10.3386/w34822 Issue Date February 2026 We conducted a within-subject laboratory experiment in which participants decided whether to experience physical discomfort for charity, with or without additional personal compensation. Acceptance decreased with greater discomfort and increased with b
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