Self-Image and Moral Balancing - An Experimental Analysis
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- Ploner, Matteo & Regner, Tobias, 2013. "Self-image and moral balancing: An experimental analysis," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 374-383.
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Keywords
honesty; moral balancing; self-image; dictator game; experiments; ethical behavior;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2013-01-19 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EVO-2013-01-19 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2013-01-19 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2013-01-19 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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