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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP16164 |
DP16164 Malleability of preferences for honesty | |
Armin Falk; Johannes Abeler; Fabian Kosse | |
发表日期 | 2021-05-17 |
出版年 | 2021 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | Reporting private information is a key part of economic decision making. A recent literature has found that many people have a preference for honest reporting, contrary to usual economic assumptions. In this paper, we investigate whether preferences for honesty are malleable and what determines them. We experimentally measure preferences for honesty in a sample of children. As our main result, we provide causal evidence on the effect of the social environment by randomly enrolling children in a year-long mentoring programme. We find that, about four years after the end of the programme, mentored children are significantly more honest. |
主题 | Public Economics |
关键词 | Honesty Lying Truth-telling Formation of preferences Experiments with children |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp16164 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/545137 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Armin Falk,Johannes Abeler,Fabian Kosse. DP16164 Malleability of preferences for honesty. 2021. |
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