The sound of silence: A license to be selfish

Giovanni Di Bartolomeo (), Martin Dufwenberg and Stefano Papa

No 144, CIMEO Working Paper Series from Centre for Investigation and Modelling of Experimental Observations (CIMEO)

Abstract: We theoretically formulate the idea that if a person stays silent in a situation where a promise could have been made, then he or she will subsequently act as if having a license to be selfish. We then report results from an experimental test that provides some support.

Date: 2019-06
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