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TRUST AND CHEATING

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Jeff Butler
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Paola Giuliano *
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Luigi Guiso
DOI:10.1111/ecoj.12271delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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When we take a taxi we may feel cheated if the driver takes an unnecessarily long route despite the lack of a contract to take the shortest possible path. Is the behaviour of the driver affected by beliefs about our cheating notions? We address this question in the context of a trust game. We find that both parties to a trust exchange have personal notions of cheating and that these notions have a bimodal distribution. We conceptualise cheating notions as moral expectations, which provide a micro-foundation for guilt. Cheating notions substantially affect decisions on both sides of the trust exchange.
Keywords:
PROMISES
NORMS
GAMES

Journal

Economic Journal cover
Economic Journal
IF:
3.6
Papers:
5.5K
Citations:
1.6W

Organization

University of California System cover
University of California System
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Papers: 33.7W
Citations: 6.6K