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What is Trustworthiness and What Drives It?
Cox, James C.; Kerschbamer, Rudolf; Neururer, Daniel - Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy … - 2014
definitions of trust and trustworthiness based on revealed willingness to accept vulnerability and the response to it. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010905947
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The investment game with asymmetric information
Coricelli, G.; Morales, L.G.; Mahlstedt, A. - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
We analyze the effects of introducing asymmetric information and expectations in the investment game (Berg et al., 1995). In our experiment, only the trustee knows the size of the surplus. Subjects’ expectations about each other’s behavior are also elicited. Our results show that average...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765175
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What is trustworthiness and what drives it?
Cox, James C.; Kerschbamer, Rudolf; Neururer, Daniel - Institut für Finanzwissenschaft, Fakultät für … - 2014
definitions of trust and trustworthiness based on revealed willingness to accept vulnerability and the response to it. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010895184
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Vendettas
Bolle, Friedel; Tan, Jonathan H.W.; Zizzo, Daniel John - Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics … - 2010
Vendettas occur in many real world settings where rivals compete for a prize, e.g., winning an election or a competitive promotion, by engaging in retaliatory aggressive behavior. We present a benchmark experiment where two players have an initial probability of winning a prize. Retaliatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008592422
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Vendettas
Bolle, Friedel; Tan, Jonathan H.W.; Zizzo, Daniel John - Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics … - 2010
Vendettas occur in many real world settings where rivals compete for a prize, e.g., winning an election or a competitive promotion, by engaging in retaliatory aggressive behavior. We present a benchmark experiment where two players have an initial probability of winning a prize. Retaliatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010781899
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When punishment fails: Research on sanctions, intentions and non- cooperation
Houser, Daniel; Xiao, Erte; McCabe, Kevin; Smith, Vernon - EconWPA - 2005
People can become less cooperative when threatened with sanctions, and researchers have pointed to both 'intentions' and incentives as sources of this effect. This paper reports data from a novel experimental design aimed at determining the relative importance of intentions and incentives in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062715
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The role of beliefs, trust, and risk in contributions to a public good
Kocher, Martin G.; Martinsson, Peter; Matzat, Dominik; … - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2011
This paper experimentally investigates the role of beliefs, trust, and risk in shaping cooperative behavior. By … applying incentivized elicitation methods to measure these concepts, we find that beliefs about others’ behavior and trust are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008794460
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Social Capital, Institutions and Trust
Nooteboom, B. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2006
This paper analyzes the relations between social capital, institutions and trust.These concepts are full of ambiguity … and confusion.This paper attempts to dissolve some of the confusion, by distinguishing trust and control, and analyzing … institutional and relational conditions of trust.It presents a tool for the analysis of the foundations of trust and a diagnosis of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092754
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Social preferences in childhood and adolescence ? A large-scale experiment
Sutter, Matthias; Feri, Francesco; Kocher, Martin G.; … - Institut für Finanzwissenschaft, Fakultät für … - 2010
Social preferences have been shown to be an important determinant of economic decision making for many adults. We present a large-scale experiment with 883 children and adolescents, aged eight to seventeen years. Participants make decisions in eight simple, one-shot allocation tasks, allowing us...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462709
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Social preferences in childhood and adolescence - A large-scale experiment
Sutter, Matthias; Feri, Francesco; Kocher, Martin G.; … - School of Economics, University of East Anglia - 2010
Social preferences have been shown to be an important determinant of economic decision making for many adults. We present a largescale experiment with 883 children and adolescents, aged eight to seventeen years. Participants make decisions in eight simple, oneshot allocation tasks, allowing us...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010571478