The victim matters: Experimental evidence on lying, moral costs and moral cleansing
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Keywords
dictator game; laboratory experiment; lying; moral balancing; moral; cleansing; self-image;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2015-03-22 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2015-03-22 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HPE-2015-03-22 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
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