Behavioural responses to unfair institutions : experimental evidence on rule compliance, norm polarisation, and trust
Simon Columbus, Lars P. Feld, Matthias Kasper, Matthew D. Rablen
This study investigates the effects of unfair enforcement of institutional rules on public good contributions, personal and social norms, and trust. In a preregistered online experiment (n = 1,038), we find that biased institutions reduce rule compliance compared to fair institutions. However, rule enforcement - fair and unfair - reduces norm polarisation compared to no enforcement. We also find that social heterogeneity lowers average trust and induces ingroup favouritism in trust. Finally, we find consistent evidence of peer effects: higher levels of peer compliance raise future compliance and spillover positively into norms and trust. Our study contributes to the literature on behavioural responses to institutional design and strengthens the case for unbiased rule enforcement.
Year of publication: |
July 2023
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Authors: | Columbus, Simon ; Feld, Lars P. ; Kasper, Matthias ; Rablen, Matthew D. |
Publisher: |
Munich, Germany : CESifo |
Subject: | public goods | compliance | social norms | trust | audits | biased rule enforcement | polarisation | Experiment | Soziale Norm | Social norm | Öffentliche Güter | Public goods | Vertrauen | Confidence | Normbefolgung | Legal compliance | Spieltheorie | Game theory | Steuermoral | Tax compliance |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (circa 52 Seiten) Illustrationen |
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Series: | CESifo working papers. - München : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ISSN 2364-1428, ZDB-ID 2065232-X. - Vol. 10591 (2023) |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | hdl:10419/279342 [Handle] |
Classification: | H41 - Public Goods ; C72 - Noncooperative Games ; C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior ; C92 - Laboratory; Group Behavior |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014321962