Dishonesty in Behavioral Economics (Perspectives in Behavioral Economics and the Economics of Behavior)

__Dishonesty in Behavioral Economics__ provides a rigorous and comprehensive overview of dishonesty, presenting state-of-the-art research that adopts a behavioral economics perspective. Throughout the volume, contributors emphasize the effects of psychological, social, and cognitive factors on the decision-making process. In contrast to related titles, __Dishonesty in Behavioral Economics__ emphasizes the importance of empirical research methodologies. Its contributors demonstrate how various methods applied to similar research questions can lead to different results. This characteristic is important because, of course, it is difficult to obtain reliable measures of dishonesty. Cover Dishonesty in Behavioral Economics Copyright Dedication Contributors Preface Section 1: Dishonesty in behavioral economics: An overview 1 Dishonesty in behavioral economics: An overview Introduction Dishonesty among children and young adults Dishonesty, individual, and social preferences Dishonesty in daily life Further topics on dishonesty in behavioral economics Concluding remarks References Section 2: Dishonesty among children and young adults 2.1 Dishonesty in young children Common experimental approaches in developmental psychology Social and cognitive influences Dishonesty that can benefit others Dishonesty and distrust Future directions Summary References 2.2 Dishonesty among children: Rural/urban status and parental migration Introduction Related literature on moral development in children Experimental design and procedure Subject pool and procedure Key measure of cheating vs honesty Results Data overview and demographic differences across treatment groups Key results concerning dishonesty Conclusions and discussion Appendix: Experimental instructions and postexperiment questionnaire Instructions and script Compass game Comprehension check Smarties game Comprehension check Postexperiment questionnaire References 2.3 What does a young cheater look like? An innovative approach Introduction Experimental framework Analysis Linear analysis Nonlinear analysis Conclusion Appendix. Questionnaire References 2.4 Dishonesty among university students Introduction and related literature Data and summary statistics Econometric analysis and results Conclusion Appendix. Online questionnaire f References 2.5 Cheating in academic exams: A field study Introduction Related literature Factors Self-reported cheating Attempts to reduce academic dishonesty Research goals and method Constructs Experimental design Three field experiments Experiment 1: attention vs attention and checkbox Design Hypotheses Results and discussion Experiment 2: Attention and checkbox vs attention and checkbox and warning Design Hypotheses Results and discussion Experiment 3: Attention and checkbox vs attention and checkbox and history Design Hypotheses Results and discussion Spontaneous cheating vs planned cheating Summary and conclusions Appendix References Section 3: Dishonesty, individual, and social preferences 3.1 Do economists lie more? Introduction Experimental design and procedures Results Conclusion Appendix References 3.2 Cheating and altruism by discipline Introduction Experiment 1: Effects of cash penalties and altruism on cheating Method Participants Design and procedure Results Pure cheating with a chocolate truffle reward Cash penalties Altruism Experiment 2: Effects of lying and altruistic donations Method Participants Design and procedure Results Pure cheating with a cash reward Altruism Lying behavior Experiment 3A: Effects of pure altruism and lying behavior Method Participants Design and procedure Results Altruism Lying behavior Experiment 3B: Effects of prior notice on lying behavior Method Participants Design and procedure Results Altruism Lying behavior Discussion and general conclusion References 3.3 Negative externalities of cheating: An experiment with charities Introduction Related literature Experimental design Experimental results Conclusion Acknowledgments References 3.4 Cheating: Perceptions and profit Introduction Literature review Experiment designh Procedures Design CONTROL treatment PREDICT treatment REPORT treatment Evaluation sessions Earnings in the die-roll experiment Model and hypotheses Model Hypotheses Self-image Definitions Statement of hypotheses Results Preferences for appearing honest and for being honest Structural estimation Choice space Perceptions of dishonesty Preference specification Results Discussion Acknowledgment References 3.5 An experiment on conformity in deception Introduction Experimental design and analytical framework The deception game and the dictator dame Measuring conformity Hypotheses Experiment procedures Results Lie aversion Conformity in deception Inequality aversion Inequality aversion in the control experiment Inequality aversion in the treatment experiments Conclusions Appendix Experiment instructions (translated from Japanese) Instructions for Experiment 1g Your role [Instruction to the sender] Payoff number, payoff combination, and message [Instructions for the receiver] checking the sender’s message and reporting the number [Instructions to both the sender and to the receiver] payoff allocations Instruction for Experiment 2 Your role [Instructions to the sender] allocating payoffs [Instructions for the receiver] endorsing sender’s allocation decision [Instructions to both the sender and to the receiver] payoff allocations Acknowledgement References Section 4: Dishonesty in daily life 4.1 Fare-dodging in the lab and the moral cost of dishonesty Introduction Experimental design, procedures, and predictions Experimental design Conjectures Experimental procedures Identification of fraudsters Experimental results Discussion and conclusion Acknowledgments References 4.2 The cost of being honest: Excessive change at the restaurant Introduction Method Analysis and Results Conclusion Acknowledgments References 4.3 Prosociality and fiscal honesty: Tax evasion in Italy, United Kingdom, and Sweden Introduction SVO survey: A new interpretation of the ordinal categories The experiment: Design and procedure First three phases: The tax game Fourth phase: Social value orientation survey Fifth phase: The questionnaire Experimental results The sample First question: Are prosocial people more compliant? Conclusions Appendix Advantages and Criticism of SVO Classification by Murphy et al. (2011) Details of The Questionnaire Funding References 4.4 Can upfront declarations of honesty improve anonymous self-reports of sensitive information? Introduction Upfront declarations of honesty Study 1: Healthy lifestyles Study 1a: Student survey Methods Results Study 1b: Online sample Methods Results Study 2: On-campus littering Methods Results Study 3: Petty corruption Methods Results Discussion and conclusion Acknowledgments References Index A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Back Cover Dishonesty in Behavioral Economics provides a rigorous and comprehensive overview of dishonesty, presenting state-of-the-art research that adopts a behavioral economics perspective. Throughout the volume, contributors emphasize the effects of psychological, social, and cognitive factors on the decision-making process. In contrast to related titles, Dishonesty in Behavioral Economics emphasizes the importance of empirical research methodologies. Its contributors demonstrate how various methods applied to similar research questions can lead to different results. This characteristic is important because, of course, it is difficult to obtain reliable measures of dishonesty. Reviews many key issues in the literature around lying, cheating, fraudulence, and deception Covers both state-of-the-art methods and data collection mechanisms (e.g., laboratory experiments, field experiments, online surveys) Discusses novel interdisciplinary research findings and from them proposes new avenues of research