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Rewards in an experimental sender-receiver game

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  • Peeters, R.J.A.P.

    (Microeconomics & Public Economics)

  • Vorsatz, M.

    (Microeconomics & Public Economics)

  • Walzl, M.

    (Microeconomics & Public Economics)

Abstract

We conducted an experiment in which subjects played a sender-receiver game with and without rewarding opportunities. We find that rewards enhance the receiver's propensity to trust the sender's message but do not influence the sender's probability to tell the truth. Moreover, subjects who reward tell the truth and trust more often in the presence and absence of rewarding opportunities.
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  • Peeters, R.J.A.P. & Vorsatz, M. & Walzl, M., 2007. "Rewards in an experimental sender-receiver game," Research Memorandum 019, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR).
    • Handle: RePEc:unm:umamet:2007019
    DOI: 10.26481/umamet.2007019
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