The truth about lies: A meta-analysis on dishonest behavior.
Over the past decade, a large and growing body of experimental research has analyzed
dishonest behavior. Yet the findings as to when people engage in (dis) honest behavior are …
dishonest behavior. Yet the findings as to when people engage in (dis) honest behavior are …
Toward a taxonomy and review of honesty interventions
What types of honesty interventions have been tested and to what extent? We conducted a
systematic literature review of single-element intervention studies designed to curtail …
systematic literature review of single-element intervention studies designed to curtail …
Preferences for truth‐telling
Private information is at the heart of many economic activities. For decades, economists
have assumed that individuals are willing to misreport private information if this maximizes …
have assumed that individuals are willing to misreport private information if this maximizes …
Civic honesty around the globe
Civic honesty is essential to social capital and economic development but is often in conflict
with material self-interest. We examine the trade-off between honesty and self-interest using …
with material self-interest. We examine the trade-off between honesty and self-interest using …
Incentives and cheating
A Kajackaite, U Gneezy - Games and Economic Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
We study how cheating behavior is affected by incentives. After replicating the finding in the
cheating game literature that lying does not increase with incentives, we show that this …
cheating game literature that lying does not increase with incentives, we show that this …
Evolution of honesty in higher-order social networks
Sender-receiver games are simple models of information transmission that provide a
formalism to study the evolution of honest signaling and deception between a sender and a …
formalism to study the evolution of honest signaling and deception between a sender and a …
I lie? We lie! Why? Experimental evidence on a dishonesty shift in groups
Unethical behavior such as dishonesty, cheating and corruption occurs frequently in
organizations or groups. Recent experimental evidence suggests that there is a stronger …
organizations or groups. Recent experimental evidence suggests that there is a stronger …
From outcome-based to language-based preferences
We review the literature on models that try to explain human behavior in social interactions
described by normal-form games with monetary payoffs. We start by covering social and …
described by normal-form games with monetary payoffs. We start by covering social and …
Requiem for a nudge: Framing effects in nudging honesty
We examine framing effects in nudging honesty, in the spirit of the growing norm-nudge
literature, by utilizing a high-powered and pre-registered study. Across four treatments …
literature, by utilizing a high-powered and pre-registered study. Across four treatments …
Lies in disguise–A theoretical analysis of cheating
M Dufwenberg, MA Dufwenberg - Journal of Economic Theory, 2018 - Elsevier
We perform a (psychological) game-theoretic analysis of cheating in the setting proposed by
Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013). The key assumption, referred to as perceived …
Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013). The key assumption, referred to as perceived …