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A theory of reciprocity
Falk, Armin; Fischbacher, Urs - 2001
This paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by the intention underlying this action. The theory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398368
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Let the Dummy Talk!- Unilateral Communication and Discrimination inThree-Person Dictator Experiments -
Greiner, Ben; Güth, Werner; Zultan, Ro’i - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - Abteilung … - 2005
To explain why pre-play communication increases cooperation in games,one refers to a) strategic causes such as efficient communication or reputationeffects, and b) changes in the utilities due to social processes. Hithertoexperimental support for both explanations is mixed and confounded....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005866851
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The dynamic interplay of inequality and trust: an experimental study
Greiner, Ben; Ockenfels, Axel; Werner, Peter - 2007
We study the interplay of inequality and trust in a dynamic game, in which trust increases efficiency and thus allows … higher growth of the experimental economy in the future. We find that trust is initially high in a treatment starting with … equal endowments, but decreases over time. In a treatment with unequal endowments, trust is initially lower yet remains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264271
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A Theory of Reciprocity
Falk, Armin; Fischbacher, Urs - 2021
This paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by the intention underlying this action. The theory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013321364
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Appropriating the commons : a theoretical explanation
Falk, Armin; Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - 2001
In this paper we show that a simple model of fairness preferences explains major experimental regularities of common pool resource (CPR) experiments. The evidence indicates that in standard CPR games without communication and without sanctioning possibilities inefficient excess appropriation is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398786
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On the Nature of Fair Behavior
Falk, Armin; Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - 2001
This paper shows that identical offers in an ultimatum game generate systematically different rejection rates depending on the other offers that are available to the proposer. This result casts doubt on the consequentialist practice in economics to define the utility of an action solely in terms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014171099
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Shifting the Blame : On Delegation and Responsibility
Bartling, Björn; Fischbacher, Urs - 2011
To fully understand the motives for delegating a decision right, it is important to study responsibility attributions for outcomes of delegated decisions. We conducted laboratory experiments in which subjects could either choose a fair allocation or an unfair allocation or delegate the choice,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014216379
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On the Nature of Fair Behavior
Falk, Armin; Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - 2002
This paper shows that identical offers in an ultimatum game generate systematically different rejection rates depending on the other offers that are available to the proposer. This result casts doubt on the consequentialist practice in economics to define the utility of an action solely in terms...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014128054
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The Dynamic Interplay of Inequality and Trust - An Experimental Study
Greiner, Ben - 2008
We study the interplay of inequality and trust in a dynamic game, in which trust increases efficiency and thus allows … higher growth of the experimental economy in the future. We find that trust is initially high in a treatment starting with … equal endowments, but decreases over time. In a treatment with unequal endowments, trust is initially lower yet remains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773325
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On the internet you can be anyone : an experiment on strategic avatar choice in online marketplaces
Abraham, Diya; Greiner, Ben; Stephanides, Marianne - 2021
In order to decrease social distance and increase trust on their platforms, many online marketplaces allow traders to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012507298