Can we infer social preferences from the lab? Evidence from the trust game

Luigi Zingales, Paola Sapienza and Nicole M. Baran

No 7634, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: We show that a measure of reciprocity derived from the Berg et al. (1995) trust game in a laboratory setting predicts the reciprocal behavior of the same subjects in a real-world situation. By using the Crowne and Marlowe (1960) social desirability scale, we do not find any evidence that a desire to conform to social norms distorts results in the lab, yet we do find evidence that it affects results in the field.

Keywords: Donation; Field and lab experiments; Reciprocity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C9 D64 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-01
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