Comportements (non) éthiques et stratégies morales

Marie Claire Villeval

Revue économique, 2019, vol. 70, issue 6, 1021-1046

Abstract: Gary Becker?s theory of crime has been undermined by an accumulation of experimental evidence that has highlighted the intrinsic lying aversion of economic agents and the importance of their beliefs on the perception of their moral conduct by others. Seeking to preserve their reputation and image when their actions generate negative externalities, individuals develop a variety of strategies to motivate their beliefs and increase uncertainty, generating motivated cognitive limitations. We illustrate these strategies through a set of recent research that testifies to the emergence of an alternative behavioral theory of moral choices. Classification JEL : C9, D91, K42.

Keywords: ethics; dishonesty; moral dilemmas; social norms; motivated cognitive limitations; experiments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C9 D91 K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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