Groups disguise lying better

Yoshitaka Okano and Eiji Goto ()
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Eiji Goto: Nichinan Gakuen Junior High School

No SDES-2019-7, Working Papers from Kochi University of Technology, School of Economics and Management

Abstract: This study experimentally examines the lying behavior of individuals and two-person groups, using a dice-rolling experiment developed by Fischbacher and Follmi-Heusi (2013). We found strong evidence of lying in both individuals and groups,but partial lying (not lying to the maximum extent possible) is more pronounced under group decisions. Furthermore, from the experimental data, we estimated thepreference parameter(s) of existing models for lying aversion. The results reveal thatgroups are more sensitive to the social image concern of not being perceived as a liar and have a lower cost of lying than individuals.

Keywords: Lying; group decision; experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C72 C91 C92 D63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2019-06, Revised 2019-06
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cbe and nep-exp
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Published in SDE Series, June 2019, pages 1-32

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