We report the results of an experiment on norm violation, specifically lying, in a repeatedly played mind game with Syrian refugees in Jordan and in Germany. We compare their behavior with Jordanians, Germans, and Syrians who still live in Syria. The average number of lies is amazingly similar -...

Does the experience of civil war promote in-group bias among survivors? We try to answer this question by analyzing cooperation in a prisoner's dilemma game among Syrian refugees in two host countries, Germany and Jordan. We use a between-subjects analysis to test our in-group cooperation...

An unprecedented number of refugees from Syria has sought refuge in both the Middle East andEurope since the beginning of the civil war in Syria in 2011. We analyze the level of altruism and risk-seeking among Syrian civil war victims in Jordan. We find systematic variations in their revealed...

Are refugees happy living inside a camp? More than half of a Syrian refugees’ sample inside the Zaatari refugee camp believe that their life inside the camp is better than living outside. This paper investigates the determinants behind such a belief. It provides a descriptive picture from life...

Does religion play a positive role in helping people cope with the terrible experiences they have been through? Does the level of resorting to religion differ depending on the conditions trauma victims live in? We shed some light on these questions by having Syrian refugees play a modified...

The use of monetary incentives in behavioral experiments has been debated between economists and psychologists for a long time. This paper extends the question of the differences in behavior to a very specific population, namely Syrian refugees in Jordan. Syrian refugees lost a lot because of...