Do previous good deeds to a third party make people more tolerant of bad deeds against them? An experimental investigation

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 121
Issue: 3
Pages: 364-368

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

How do people react to a mix of good deeds to a third party and bad deeds against them? A modified ultimatum game shows that previous good deeds make responders substantially more tolerant to unfair proposals.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:121:y:2013:i:3:p:364-368
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25