We all do it, but are we willing to admit? Incentivizing digital pirates' confessions

In this study we try to assess the prevalence of illicit downloading in the market of audio books and the willingness to admit to such practices. We compare the Bayesian Truth Serum (Prelec, 2004) treatment in which truthful responses and precise estimates are rewarded to the control treatment with a flat participation fee. We find a sizable treatment effect - incentivized “pirates” admit approximately 60% more often than the non-incentivized ones.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Kukla-Gryz, Anna ; Krawczyk, Michał ; Siwiński, Konrad ; Tyrowicz, Joanna
Institutions:	Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych, Uniwersytet Warszawski
Subject:	illegal download \| digital piracy \| Bayesian Truth Serum \| wages

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 2014-10 10 pages
Classification:	A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values ; C93 - Field Experiments ; D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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