trust and reciprocity in a population where agents play both roles (trustor and trustee). Our experiment consists on three … does not affect the average trust in the population. Trust is significantly higher only when players can build up a … reputation in both roles. We show that the increase in trust is mainly linked to the formation of mutual trust …

-off) and reciprocal fairness (receiving what one is due based on one’s past actions) using dictator, ultimatum, and trust games … participants’ behavior in the ultimatum and trust games. The self-interested and efficiency maximizers make the lowest offers in … trust game. Consistent with the goal of maximizing the sum of payoffs however, efficiency maximizers and compassionate …

examine the impact of empowering investors with the right to veto the investee’s profit distribution on trust and … trust by over 30% in both cases. To control for a treatment sequence effect, we conducted the experiment in a reverse order …. We observe a comparable loss in trust when the power to veto is removed. Further analysis of veto decisions indicates …

We explore gender differences in trust and trustworthiness between male and female individuals and groups consisting of … or no significant differences either in trust or trustworthiness between male and female groups. Our results have …

We review research suggesting that decisions to trust strangers may not depend on economic dynamics as much as … emotional and social ones. Classic treatments of trust emphasize its instrumental or consequential nature, proposing that people … trust based on expectations that their trust will be honored and the size of reward if it is. Data from our labs, however …