Income inequality in the trust game
This paper presents an experiment measuring how lab-induced income inequality affects trust and trustworthiness. Low endowment subjects paired with high endowment subjects showed more trust than subjects in other pairs; this trust was reciprocated with high trustworthiness.
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2011
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Authors: | Smith, Alexander |
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Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 111.2011, 1, p. 54-56
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Subject: | Trust Trust game Income inequality |
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