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Actual behaviour is influenced in important ways by moral emotions, for instance guilt or shame (see among others Tangney et al., 2007). Belief-dependant models of social preferences using the framework of psychological games aim to consider such emotions to explain other-regarding behaviour....
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strength. We then present three experiments that study main predictions and implications of the model. The first is a simple …
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and reciprocity). In addition to incentivised elicitation of first- and second-order action beliefs, we assess … intentions-based models. Both second-order beliefs and the weighting factor that depends on a participant's sensitivity to guilt/reciprocity …
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Recent research has cast some doubt on the general validity of outcome-based models of social preferences. We develop a model based on cognitive dissonance that focuses on the importance of self-image. An experiment (a dictator game variant) tests the model. First, we find that subjects whose...
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decision makers in the family and the society. We test these alternative hypotheses running Dictators experiments in Italy, a …
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and reciprocity). In addition to incentivised elicitation of first- and second-order action beliefs, we assess … intentions-based models. Both second-order beliefs and the weighting factor that depends on a participant's sensitivity to guilt/reciprocity … returned. -- social preferences ; other-regarding behaviour ; experiments ; trust game ; guilt aversion ; beliefs …
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A recipient of a good deed might repay it to others, instead of to the original donor. We use a lab experiment with naturally-occurring social connections to investigate whether and how the social connection between the donor and the third-party beneficiary spillover to affect the recipient's...
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environment characterized by strong social norms. -- Trust ; hidden action ; social distance ; solidarity ; reciprocity ; economic …
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environment characterized by strong social norms. -- trust ; hidden action ; social distance ; solidarity ; reciprocity ; economic …
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Evidence on behavior of experts in credence goods markets raises an important causality issue: Do fair prices induce good behavior, or do good experts post fair prices? To answer this question we propose and test a model with three seller types: the good choose fair prices and behave...
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