Deciding on behalf of others does not mitigate selfishness: an experiment
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Cerrone, C. and Engel, C. 2019. Deciding on behalf of others does not mitigate selfishness: an experiment. Economics Letters. 183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108616
| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | Deciding on behalf of others does not mitigate selfishness: an experiment |
| Authors | Cerrone, C. and Engel, C. |
| Abstract | We test whether deciding on behalf of a passive third party makes participants less selfish in a subsequent decision on behalf of themselves. We find that, in a standard dictator game and in a modified dictator game that allows for "moral wiggle room”, the experience of having decided for others does not mitigate selfishness. |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Journal | Economics Letters |
| ISSN | 0165-1765 |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 17 Aug 2019 |
| 01 Oct 2019 | |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 03 Aug 2020 |
| Accepted | 12 Aug 2019 |
| Output status | Published |
| Accepted author manuscript | License |
| Copyright Statement | © 2019. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108616 |
| Language | English |
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