Bare promises: An experiment

Gary Charness and Martin Dufwenberg

Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 107, issue 2, 281-283

Abstract: Is truth-value of a statement what lying aversion is all about? We propose an experimental test and find only limited support. In this context with 'bare promises', we also test for guilt aversion and again find only limited support.

Keywords: Communication; Promises; Cost-of-lying; Truth-value; Guilt; aversion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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