Generalization in the tropics–development policy, randomized controlled trials, and external validity
Abstract When properly implemented, Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) achieve a high
degree of internal validity. Yet, if an RCT is to inform policy, it is critical to establish external …
degree of internal validity. Yet, if an RCT is to inform policy, it is critical to establish external …
Testing the waters: Behavior across participant pools
E Snowberg, L Yariv - American Economic Review, 2021 - aeaweb.org
We leverage a large-scale incentivized survey eliciting behaviors from (almost) an entire
undergraduate university student population, a representative sample of the US population …
undergraduate university student population, a representative sample of the US population …
Cheating in the lab predicts fraud in the field: An experiment in public transportation
We conduct an artefactual field experiment using a diversified sample of passengers of
public transportation to study attitudes toward dishonesty. We find that the diversity of …
public transportation to study attitudes toward dishonesty. We find that the diversity of …
Assessing the correspondence between experimental results obtained in the lab and field: A review of recent social science research
A small but growing social science literature examines the correspondence between
experimental results obtained in lab and field settings. This article reviews this literature and …
experimental results obtained in lab and field settings. This article reviews this literature and …
On the interpretation of bribery in a laboratory corruption game: moral frames and social norms
R Banerjee - Experimental Economics, 2016 - Springer
Past studies on laboratory corruption games have not been able to find consistent evidence
that subjects make “immoral” decisions. A possible reason, and also a critique of laboratory …
that subjects make “immoral” decisions. A possible reason, and also a critique of laboratory …
Conditional bribery: Insights from incentivized experiments across 18 nations
Bribery, a grand global challenge, often occurs across national jurisdictions. Behavioral
research studying bribery to inform anticorruption interventions, however, has merely …
research studying bribery to inform anticorruption interventions, however, has merely …
On self selection of the corrupt into the public sector
Do corrupt people self select themselves in professions where the scope of corruption is
high? We conduct a corruption experiment with private sector job aspirants and aspirants of …
high? We conduct a corruption experiment with private sector job aspirants and aspirants of …
Bribery: Behavioral drivers of distorted decisions
U Gneezy, S Saccardo… - Journal of the European …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We experimentally investigate behavioral drivers of bribery, focusing on the role of self-
interest, reciprocity, and moral costs associated with distorting judgment. In our laboratory …
interest, reciprocity, and moral costs associated with distorting judgment. In our laboratory …
Embezzlement and guilt aversion
Psychological game theory can contribute to renew the analysis of unethical behavior by
providing insights on the nature of the moral costs of dishonesty. We investigate the moral …
providing insights on the nature of the moral costs of dishonesty. We investigate the moral …
Inelegant enforcement of anti-corruption laws and good governance: a persistent catalyst for coups d'état and poverty in Africa
OJ Olujobi, OS Irumekhai - Journal of Financial Crime, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to scrutinise the intricate relationship between the
inadequate enforcement of anti-corruption laws and the application of good governance and …
inadequate enforcement of anti-corruption laws and the application of good governance and …