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Transparency, Empowerment, Disempowerment and Trust in an Investment Environment

Kanagaretnam, Kiridaran; Mestelman, Stuart; Nainar, S. … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2013

In a laboratory-controlled environment we provide experimental evidence on the effects of transparency (complete over incomplete information) and empowerment on trust (investment by a principal) and trustworthiness (reciprocal behavior of an agent). We implement a simple two-person investment...

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Trust and Reciprocity, Empowerment and Transparency

Kanagaretnam, Kiridaran; Mestelman, Stuart; Nainar, S. … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2012

In a laboratory-controlled environment characterized by uncertainty and incomplete information we provide experimental evidence on the effects of transparency and empowerment on trust (investment by a principal) and trustworthiness (reciprocal behavior of an agent) in a simple two-person...

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Exercising Empowerment in an Investment Environment

Gomaa, Mohamed; KiridaranKanagaretnam; Mestelman, Stuart; … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2014

Using data from a laboratory-controlled environment we analyze the decisions of principals to veto the allocations of grossed-up investments proposed by their agents in a modified trust game. We also analyze the changes in the surplus associated with the introduction of empowerment and the...

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A Laboratory Study of a Multi-Level Trust Game with Communication

Sheremeta, Roman M.; Zhang, Jingjing - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009

This experimental study explores how communication influences efficiency, trust and trustworthiness in a small group when one member is left out of communication. To study this problem, we introduce a novel three-player trust game where player 1 can send any portion of his endowment to player 2....

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The Impact of Empowering Investors on Trust and Trustworthiness

Kanagaretnam, Kiridaran; Mestelman, Stuart; Nainar, Khalid - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009

This paper uses laboratory mechanism design in an investment environment to examine the impact of empowering investors with the right to veto the investee’s profit distribution decision on the level of trust and trustworthiness. One of the key findings is that the empowerment of investors...

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Trust and Reciprocity with Transparency and Repeated Interactions

Kanagaretnam, Kiridaran; Mestelman, Stuart; Nainar, … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009

trustworthiness in one-shot interactions. In addition, repeated interaction increases trust and reciprocity with or without …

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The Impact of Social Value Orientation and Risk Attitudes on Trust and Reciprocity

Kanagaretnam, Kiridaran; Mestelman, Stuart; Nainar, Khalid - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009

Prior experimental studies provide evidence that the levels of trust and reciprocity are highly susceptible to … trustworthiness. We use the Berg et al. (1995) investment game to generate indices of trust and reciprocity. Prior to their … treatments in the analysis of the trust and reciprocity data. In addition to these preference related variables, gender is …

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