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implement a binary trust game with hidden action in a lab-in-the-field experiment with residents of an informal housing area in … part of the social network. We examine what makes the decision to trust a stranger different from the decision to trust a … Cairo. Our results show that trust is higher among friends than among strangers and that higher trust among friends is …
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one mechanism yielding these dual patterns: false consensus. In the context of a trust game experiment, we show that …Trust beliefs are heterogeneous across individuals and, at the same time, persistent across generations. We investigate … individuals extrapolate from their own type when forming trust beliefs about the same pool of potential partners – i.e., more …
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We examine the effects of social preferences and beliefs about the social preferences of others in a simple leader-follower voluntary contributions game. We find that groups perform best when led by those who are reciprocally oriented. Part of the effect can be explained by a false consensus...
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relevant events. We conduct trust game experiments where the amount sent back by the second player (trustee) is exogenously …
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What determines people's moral judgments of selfish behaviors? Here we study whether people's normative views in trust …
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and social norms, and trust. In a preregistered online experiment (n = 1,038), we find that biased institutions reduce … to no enforcement. We also find that social heterogeneity lowers average trust and induces ingroup favouritism in trust … positively into norms and trust. Our study contributes to the literature on behavioural responses to institutional design and …
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-assessments can be detrimental to workers' performance. In the controlled environment of a laboratory gift-exchange experiment, our …
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Several studies have shown that dictator-game giving declines substantially if the dictator can exploit situational "excuses" for not being generous. In this experimental study we investigate if this result extends to more natural social interactions involving reciprocal behavior. We provide the...
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raises the other players' beliefs about the donorsメ trustworthiness in a simple trust game. Consequently, donors receive …
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lab-in-the-field experiment conducted in Cambodia. Half of the subjects face the risk to lose a large proportion of their …
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