Guilt aversion and moral commitment: Eve versus Adam

Giovanni Di Bartolomeo (), Martin Dufwenberg, Stefano Papa and Laura Razzolini ()
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Martin Dufwenberg: University of Arizona

Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2024, vol. 10, issue 2, No 24, 578-594

Abstract: Abstract We explore gender differences in individuals’ motivations. We focus on guilt aversion and moral commitment. Our experiment supports the idea that men are more guilt-averse than women, while moral motivations drive more women’s actions in a random dictator game with pre-play communication.

Keywords: Gender; Guilt aversion; Promises; Evolutionary psychology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 C91 D03 D64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/s40881-024-00180-8

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