decision maker if the value of the delegate’s transfer ismuch higher than the value of the investor'’s transfer. …

laboratory experiment we find that harmdoers use apologies inparticular if they fear punishment and when their intentions cannot …

This paper analyzes responsibility attributions for outcomes of collective decision making processes. In particular, we … ask if decision makers are blamed for being pivotal if they implement an unpopular outcome in a sequential voting process …. We conduct an experimental voting game in which decision makers vote about the allocation of money between themselves and …

To fully understand the motives for delegating a decision right, it is important to study responsibility attributions … strong motive for the delegation of a decision right. Moreover, we propose a simple measure of responsibility and show that …

Machiavelli advises against delegating the distribution of favors. We test this claim in an experiment, in which an … investor can directly transfer money to a trustee or delegate this decision to another investor. Varying the value of the … initial decision maker if the value of the delegate’s transfer is much higher than the value of the investor’s transfer. …

laboratory experiment in which apologies emerge endogenously, we find that harmdoers use apologies in particular if they fear …

pivotal decision makers are blamed significantly more than non-pivotal decision makers. Moreover, we find that some voters … avoid being pivotal by voting strategically to delegate the pivotal vote to subsequent decision makers. …

an experiment, in which an investor can directly transfer money to a trustee or delegate this decision to another …

decision problems. Potential reasons for this behavior are preferences for manipulating others’ perceptions or preserving a …

most frequently observed and discussed biases of financial investors. We investigate in a laboratory experiment whether the …