Influence in the face of impunity

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2016
Volume: 141
Issue: C
Pages: 119-121

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

We compare dictator and impunity games. In impunity games, responders can reject offers but to no payoff consequence to proposers. Because proposers act under impunity, we should expect the same behavior across games, but experimentally observed behavior varies. Responders indeed exercise the rejection option. This threat psychologically influences proposers. Some proposers avoid rejection by offering nothing. Others raise offers, but only when they receive feedback from responders. Responders lose this influence in the absence of feedback.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:141:y:2016:i:c:p:119-121
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25