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The effect of behavioral codes and gender on honesty

Arbel, Yuval; Bar-El, Ronen; Siniver, Erez; Tobol, Yossi - 2014

We examine the effect of adherence to behavioral codes, as measured by the degree of religiosity, on the level of honesty by conducting under-the-cup die experiments. The findings suggest that behavioral codes, which prohibit lying, offset the monetary incentive to lie. The highest level of...

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Organizations, diffused pivotality and immoral outcomes

Falk, Armin; Szech, Nora - 2013

This paper studies how organizational design affects moral outcomes. Subjects face the decision to either kill mice for money or to save mice. We compare a Baseline treatment where subjects are fully pivotal to a Diffused-Pivotality treatment where subjects simultaneously choose in groups of...

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Laws and norms

Bénabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - 2012

This paper analyzes how private decisions and public policies are shaped by personal and societal preferences ("values"), material or other explicit incentives ("laws") and social sanctions or rewards ("norms"). It first examines how honor, stigma and social norms arise from individuals'...

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On the origins of dishonesty : from parents to children

Houser, Daniel; List, John A.; Piovesan, Marco; Samek, … - 2015

Acts of dishonesty permeate life. Understanding their origins, and what mechanisms help to attenuate such acts is an underexplored area of research. This study takes an economics approach to explore the propensity of individuals to act dishonestly across different economic environments. We begin...

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Narratives, imperatives, and moral reasoning

Bénabou, Roland; Falk, Armin; Tirole, Jean - 2018

By downplaying externalities, magnifying the cost of moral behavior, or suggesting not being pivotal, exculpatory narratives can allow individuals to maintain a positive image when in fact acting in a morally questionable way. Conversely, responsibilizing narratives can help sustain better...

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Facing yourself : a note on self-image

Falk, Armin - 2017

Numerous signaling models in economics assume image concerns. These take two forms, as relating either to social image or self-image. While empirical work has identified the behavioral importance of the former, little is known about the role of self-image concerns. We exogenously vary self-image...

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Partners in crime : diffusion of responsibility in antisocial behaviors

Behnk, Sascha; Hao, Li; Reuben, Ernesto - 2017

Using a series of sender-receiver games, we find that two senders acting together are willing to behave more antisocially towards the receiver than single senders. This result is robust in two contexts: when antisocial messages are dishonest and when they are honest but unfavorable. Our results...

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Moral transgressions by groups: what drives individual voting behavior?

Feess, Eberhard; Kerzenmacher, Florian; Mühlheußer, Gerd - 2020

We conduct an experiment where subjects are matched in groups of three and vote on a moral transgression. Analyzing different voting rules, the frequency of votes for the moral transgression increases with the number of votes required for it. This effect persists when considering pivotal votes...

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How learning a musical instrument affects the development of skills

Hille, Adrian; Schupp, Jürgen - 2013

Despite numerous studies on skill development, we know little about the causal effects of music training on cognitive … and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how long-term music training during childhood and youth affects the …-Economic Panel (SOEP). Our findings suggest that adolescents with music training have better cognitive skills and school grades and …

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A double machine learning approach to estimate the effects of musical practice on student's skills

Knaus, Michael C. - 2018

This study investigates the dose-response effects of making music on youth development. Identification is based on the …

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