The interplay of inequality and reference dependence with trust: an experimental study

Gilles Grolleau (), Sana Harbi, Hayet Saadaoui and Angela Sutan
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Hayet Saadaoui: Université de Sousse

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Abstract: Using a canonical trust game, we investigate whether the inequality of endowment between trustor and trustee and the acquired versus permanent financial state affect trust and trustworthiness. We found that trust and trustworthiness are reference-dependent and that individuals with permanent financial state receive more trust and are more trustworthy than others. In our experiment, unequal endowments do not significantly affect trust, but trustworthiness increases significantly when the trustor is poorer.

Keywords: experiment; inequality; reference-dependence; trust; trustworthiness; reliability; economic situation; behavioral economics; fiabilité; confiance; situation économique; dotation; inégalité; économie comportementale; comportement de jeu (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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Published in Bulletin of Economic Research, 2016, 68 (2), pp.117-123. ⟨10.1111/boer.12049⟩

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Journal Article: THE INTERPLAY OF INEQUALITY AND REFERENCE DEPENDENCE WITH TRUST AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY (2016)
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DOI: 10.1111/boer.12049

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