An economic anatomy of culture: Attitudes and behaviour in inter- and intra-national ultimatum game experiments

Swee-Hoon Chuah (), Robert Hoffmann (), Martin Jones and Geoffrey Williams

Journal of Economic Psychology, 2009, vol. 30, issue 5, pages 732-744

Abstract: We examine bargaining behaviour in experimental ultimatum games with Malaysian and UK subjects. Significant differences in offer levels between the two national groups are explained with reference to differences in their responses to particular dimensions of the World Values Survey questionnaire. These attitudinal differences are interpreted as cultural difference between the subject groups that are responsible for their differential behaviour.

Keywords: Culture; Attitudes; World; values; survey; Experiments; Ultimatum; game (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009

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Working Paper: An Economic Anatomy of Culture: Attitudes and Behaviour in Inter- and Intra-National Ultimatum Game Experiments (2005)
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