Observability and lying

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2021
Volume: 189
Issue: C
Pages: 132-149

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

Experimental participants in a cheating game draw a random number and then report any number they wish, receiving a monetary payoff based only on the report. We study how these reports depend on the level of observability of both the random draw and the report by the experimenter. Our results show that whereas increasing the observability of the random draw decreases cheating, increasing the anonymity of the reports does not affect average reports.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:189:y:2021:i:c:p:132-149
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25