%0 Journal Article %A J. Michelle Brock %A Andreas Lange %A Kenneth L. Leonard %T Generosity and Prosocial Behavior in Healthcare Provision %B Evidence from the Laboratory and Field %D 2016 %R 10.3368/jhr.51.1.133 %J Journal of Human Resources %P 133-162 %V 51 %N 1 %X Do health workers sometimes have intrinsic motivation to help their patients? We examine the correlation between the generosity of clinicians—as measured in a laboratory experiment—and the quality of care they provide (1) in their normal work environment, (2) when a peer observes them, and (3) six weeks after an encouragement visit from a peer. We find that clinicians defined as generous in the laboratory provide 8 percent better care in their normal work environment. On average, all clinicians provide 3 percent and 8 percent better care when observed by a peer and after encouragement, respectively. Importantly, generous clinicians react to peer scrutiny and encouragement in the same way as ungenerous clinicians. %U https://jhr.uwpress.org/content/wpjhr/51/1/133.full.pdf