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Is mistrust self-fulfilling?

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Reuben, Ernesto
Sapienza, Paola
Zingales, Luigi

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We study experimentally the effect of expectations on trustworthiness. Most subjects respond with untrustworthy behavior if they find out that little is expected from them. This suggests that guilt aversion plays an important role in inducing trustworthiness.

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Keywords: trust; trustworthiness; reciprocity; guilt aversion;

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  1. Ernst Fehr, 2008. "On the Economics and Biology of Trust," SOEPpapers 154, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). [Downloadable!]
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