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Conveniently Upset: Avoiding Altruism by Distorting Beliefs about Others' Altruism
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- Babino, Andres (Author)
- Di Tella, Rafael (Author)
- Perez-Truglia, Ricardo (Author)
- Sigman, Mariano (Author)
Title
Conveniently Upset: Avoiding Altruism by Distorting Beliefs about Others' Altruism
Abstract
We present results from a "corruption game" (a dictator game modified so that recipients can take a side payment in exchange for accepting a reduction in the overall size of the pie). Dictators (silently) treated to be able to take more of the recipient's tokens, took more of them. They were also more likely to believe that recipients had accepted side payments, even if there was a prize for accuracy. The results favor the hypothesis that people avoid altruistic actions by distorting beliefs about others' altruism. (JEL C72, D63, D64, D83)
Publication
American Economic Review
Volume
105
Issue
11
Pages
3416-42
Date
2015-11
Citation
Babino, A., Di Tella, R., Perez-Truglia, R., & Sigman, M. (2015). Conveniently Upset: Avoiding Altruism by Distorting Beliefs about Others’ Altruism. American Economic Review, 105, 3416–3442.
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