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Lying, spying, sabotaging : procedures and consequences
Chlaß, Nadine
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Riener, Gerhard
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URL:
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https://ub-madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/40098
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URN:
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urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-400987
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Document Type:
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Working paper
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Year of publication:
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2015
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The title of a journal, publication series:
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Working Paper Series
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Volume:
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15-17
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Place of publication:
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Mannheim
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Publication language:
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English
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Institution:
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School of Law and Economics > Experimentelle Wirtschaftsforschung (Orzen 2009-)
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MADOC publication series:
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Department of Economics > Working Paper Series
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Subject:
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330 Economics
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Classification:
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JEL:
D02 , D03 , D63 , D64,
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Keywords (English):
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psychological games , moral judgement , institutional design , lying aversion , sabotage aversion , spying aversion , unfair competition
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Abstract:
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Do individuals prefer to compete fairly, or unfairly with an opponent? We study
individuals who can choose how to compete for one ex-post nonzero payoff. They can
either nudge themselves into a fair set of rules where they have the same information and
actions as their opponent, or into unfair rules where they spy, sabotage or fabricate their
opponent's action. In an experiment, we observe significant altruism under rules which
allow for fabrication and sabotage, but not under rules which allow for spying. We provide
direct evidence that this altruism emanates from an ethical concern purely about the rules
of the game. How individuals deal with this concern - whether they nudge themselves
into fabrication-free, spying-free, or sabotage-free rules, or whether they assume the power
to fabricate or sabotage to compensate their opponent by giving all payoff away - varies
along with individuals' attitudes towards power.
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