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Reciprocity under moral wiggle room : is it a preference or a constraint?
Regner, Tobias - 2016
provided. Our binary trust game closely follows their design. Only a preceding stage (safe outside option vs. enter the game …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011576929
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Evaluating trust and trustworthiness in social groups and networks
O'Higgins, Shane Niall; Mazzoni, Clelia; Sbriglia, Patrizia - 2018
Trust and trustworthiness are important components of social capital and much attention has been devoted to their … correct evaluation. In this paper, we argue that individuals' trust and trustworthiness are strongly dependent on the level of … trust and trustworthiness of the social group in which subjects operate. Attitudinal indicators which are often used to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011844897
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Conditional cooperation and betrayal aversion
Cubitt, Robin P.; Gächter, Simon; Quercia, Simone - 2015
We investigate whether there is a link between conditional cooperation and betrayal aversion. We use a public goods game to classify subjects by type of contribution preference and by belief about the contributions of others; and we measure betrayal aversion for different categories of subject....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011298544
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Conditional cooperation and betrayal aversion
Cubitt, Robin P.; Gächter, Simon; Quercia, Simone - 2015
We investigate whether there is a link between conditional cooperation and betrayal aversion. We use a public goods game to classify subjects by type of contribution preference and by belief about the contributions of others; and we measure betrayal aversion for different categories of subject....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011300140
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Conditional cooperation and betrayal aversion
Cubitt, Robin P.; Gächter, Simon; Quercia, Simone - 2015
We investigate whether there is a link between conditional cooperation and betrayal aversion. We use a public goods game to classify subjects by type of contribution preference and by belief about the contributions of others; and we measure betrayal aversion for different categories of subject....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011308480
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Testing guilt aversion
Ellingsen, Tore; Johannesson, Magnus; Tjøtta, Sigve; … - 2007
three separate experiments: a dictator game experiment, a complete information trust game experiment, and a hidden action … trust game experiment. In the experiments we inform donors about the beliefs of their respective recipients, while eliciting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281158
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Cooperation and Punishment in Public Goods Experiments
Fehr, Ernst; Gaechter, Simon - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, …
This paper provides evidence that free riders are heavily punished even if punishment is costly and does not provide any material benefits for the punisher. The more free riders negatively deviate from the group standard the more they are punished. As a consequence, the existence of an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005760920
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Altruism or Artefact? A Note on Dictator Game Giving
Bardsley, Nicholas - Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics … - 2005
Experimental dictator games have been used to explore unselfish behaviour. Evidence is presented here, however, that subjects’ generosity can be reversed by allowing them to take money from a partner. Dictator game giving therefore does not stem from orthodox social preferences. It can be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005453726
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Altruism or Artefact? A Note on Dictator Game Giving
Bardsley, Nicholas - Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics … - 2005
Experimental dictator games have been used to explore unselfish behaviour. Evidence is presented here, however, that subjects’ generosity can be reversed by allowing them to take money from a partner. Dictator game giving therefore does not stem from orthodox social preferences. It can be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010601962
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Heterogeneous social preferences and the dynamics of free riding in public goods
Fischbacher, Urs; Gächter, Simon - 2006
We provide a direct test of the role of social preferences in voluntary cooperation. We elicit individuals' cooperation preference in one experiment and make a point prediction about the contribution to a repeated public good. This allows for a novel test as to whether there are types of players...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267571