Reuben, Ernesto; Stephenson, Matt - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 93 (2013) C, pp. 384-391
for personal gain. We further explore the changes in lying and reporting behavior that result from giving individuals a … say in who joins their group. We find that enough individuals are willing to report lies such that in fixed groups lying … generally shunned, even by groups where lying is absent. This facilitates the formation of dishonest groups where lying is …