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%T Testing consumer theory: evidence from a natural field experiment %A Adena, Maja %A Huck, Steffen %A Rasul, Imran %P 16, 9 %V SP II 2017-309 %D 2017 %K natural field experiment; revealed preference %~ WZB %X We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on whether individual behavior is consistent with a neoclassical model of utility maximization subject to budget constraints. We do this through the lens of a field experiment on charitable giving. We find that the behavior of at least 80% of individuals, on both the extensive and intensive margins, can be rationalized within a standard neoclassical choice model in which individuals have preferences, defined over own consumption and their contribution towards the charitable good, satisfying the axioms of revealed preference. %C DEU %C Berlin %G en %9 Arbeitspapier %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info