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The truth about tattoos

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  • Ruffle, Bradley J.
  • Wilson, Anne E.

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Despite their ubiquity, tattoos continue to be associated with dishonesty. Notwithstanding, we find few differences in the reporting behavior of tattooed and non-tattooed individuals in either a low-stakes or a high-stakes honesty-detection task.

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  • Ruffle, Bradley J. & Wilson, Anne E., 2018. "The truth about tattoos," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 172(C), pages 143-147.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:172:y:2018:i:c:p:143-147
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2018.08.024
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    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
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