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Are individuals with entrepreneurial characteristics more likely to engage in destruction? An experimental investigation among potential 21st century entrepreneurs in Tunisia

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  • Sana El Harbi
  • Gilles Grolleau
  • Angela Sutan
  • Zeyneb Ben Ticha

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We test experimentally whether individuals high in some entrepreneurial characteristics are more likely to engage in destructive behavior than other individuals. In the joy‐of‐destruction game, participants can either preserve or costly burn the endowment of each other. In some treatments they can hide from other participants whether they are responsible for destruction. We found that participants high in some entrepreneurial characteristics are significantly more likely to adopt destructive behaviours.

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  • Sana El Harbi & Gilles Grolleau & Angela Sutan & Zeyneb Ben Ticha, 2020. "Are individuals with entrepreneurial characteristics more likely to engage in destruction? An experimental investigation among potential 21st century entrepreneurs in Tunisia," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 72(1), pages 33-49, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:buecrs:v:72:y:2020:i:1:p:33-49
    DOI: 10.1111/boer.12204
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    1. Sanjaya, Muhammad Ryan, 2023. "Antisocial behavior in experiments: What have we learned from the past two decades?," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 77(1), pages 104-115.
    2. Alexandros Karakostas & Nhu Tran & Daniel John Zizzo, 2022. "Experimental Insights on Anti-Social Behavior: Two Meta-Analyses," Discussion Papers Series 658, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia.

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