Leveling the playing field: Dishonesty in the face of threat
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2011.07.006
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Keywords
Dishonesty; Cheating; Ethical decision making; Behavioral ethics; Framing;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
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