I might be a liar, but I am not a thief: An experimental distinction between the moral costs of lying and stealing

Daniel Hermann and Oliver Musshoff

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, vol. 163, issue C, 135-139

Abstract: In this study, we shed light on the different moral costs of lying and stealing. To accomplish this, we set up a die-rolling task in which participants could increase their own payout through lying or theft. The results show that participants have fewer reservations about lying compared to stealing, which implies higher intrinsic costs for stealing.

Keywords: Lying; Deception; Stealing; Laboratory experiment; Behavioral economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 D63 D82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.05.009

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