Is mistrust self-fulfilling?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 104
Issue: 2
Pages: 89-91

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We study experimentally the effect of expectations on whether trust is repaid. Subjects respond with untrustworthy behavior if they see that little is expected of them. This suggests that guilt aversion plays an important role in the repayment of trust.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:104:y:2009:i:2:p:89-91
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29