Lying in two dimensions

Diogo Geraldes (diogogeraldes@gmail.com), Franziska Heinicke (f.heinicke@uni-mannheim.de) and Stephanie Rosenkranz
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Diogo Geraldes: University College Dublin
Franziska Heinicke: University of Mannheim

Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2023, vol. 9, issue 1, No 4, 34-50

Abstract: Abstract The expanding literature on lying has exclusively considered lying behavior within a one-dimensional context. While this has been an important first step, many real-world contexts involve the possibility of simultaneously lying in more than one dimension (e.g., reporting one’s income and expenses in a tax declaration). We experimentally investigate individual lying behavior in one- and two-dimensional contexts to understand how the multi-dimensionality of a decision affects lying behavior. Our paper provides the first evidence regarding the pure effect of dimensionality on lying behavior. Using a two-dimensional die-roll task, we show that participants distribute lies unevenly across dimensions, which results in greater over-reporting of the lower-outcome die.

Keywords: Lying; Honesty; Multi-dimensional; Lab experiment; Lab-in-the-field experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 C93 D82 H26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/s40881-022-00121-3

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