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Cheating, Trust and Social Norms: Data from Germany, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, and Japan

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  • Toan L. D. Huynh

    (School of Banking, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam)

  • Marc Oliver Rieger

    (School of Banking, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
    Department IV, University of Trier, 54286 Trier, Germany)

  • Mei Wang

    (School of Banking, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
    Finance and Accounting Group, WHU–Otto Beisheim School of Management, 56179 Vallendar, Germany)

  • David Berens

    (Thyssenkrupp Bilstein, 54429 Kell, Germany)

  • Duy-Linh Bui

    (School of Economics and International Business, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi 65000, Vietnam)

  • Hung-Ling Chen

    (Department of International Business, College of Management, Shih Chien University, Taipei 116, Taiwan)

  • Tobias Peter Emering

    (Axxion, 60325 Spires, Germany)

  • Sen Geng

    (Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China)

  • Yang Liu-Gerhards

    (Department of Economics, Trier University of Applied Science, 54293 Trier, Germany)

  • Thomas Neumann

    (Faculty of Economics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany)

  • Thanh Dac Nguyen

    (Department of Research Methodology, Thuongmai University, Hanoi 122868, Vietnam)

  • Thong Trung Nguyen

    (School of Banking, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam)

  • Diefeng Peng

    (Business School, Central South University, Changsha 410017, China)

  • Thuy Chung Phan

    (School of Banking, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam)

  • Denis Reinhardt

    (Ferrero, 2633 Niederanven, Luxembourg)

  • Junyi Shen

    (Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan)

  • Hiromasa Takahashi

    (Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City University, Hiroshima 731-3194, Japan)

  • Bodo Vogt

    (Faculty of Economics, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany)

Abstract

The data presented here contain information on cheating behavior from experiments and general self-reported attitudes related to honesty-related social norms and trust, together with individual-level demographic variables. Our sample included 493 university students in five countries, namely, Germany, Vietnam, Taiwan, China, and Japan. The experiment was monetarily incentivized based on the performance on a matrix task. The participants also answered a survey questionnaire. The dataset is valuable for academic researchers in sociology, psychology, and economics who are interested in honesty, norms, and cultural differences.

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  • Toan L. D. Huynh & Marc Oliver Rieger & Mei Wang & David Berens & Duy-Linh Bui & Hung-Ling Chen & Tobias Peter Emering & Sen Geng & Yang Liu-Gerhards & Thomas Neumann & Thanh Dac Nguyen & Thong Trung , 2022. "Cheating, Trust and Social Norms: Data from Germany, Vietnam, China, Taiwan, and Japan," Data, MDPI, vol. 7(10), pages 1-9, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jdataj:v:7:y:2022:i:10:p:137-:d:927591
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