I'd lie for you

Georgia Michailidou and Valentina Rotondi

European Economic Review, 2019, vol. 118, issue C, 181-192

Abstract: We examine experimentally whether individuals engage in altruistic lying, and whether they are more inclined to engage in altruistic lying for in-groups rather than out-groups. We embark in a lab-in-the-field experiment to take advantage of a naturally occurring in-group – out-group formation of Southerner and Northerner Italians. The cultural variations between Northern and Southern Italy appear to trigger different behavior across the two participant pools. Although neither Northerners nor Southerners are willing to lie to help an out-group, the latter are significantly more likely to lie to help ‘one of their people’.

Keywords: Altruistic lies; In-group favoritism; Lying; Lab-in-the-field experiment; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 C99 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2019.05.014

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