Do the reciprocal trust less?

We study the intrapersonal relationship between trust and reciprocity in a laboratory experiment. Reciprocal subjects trust significantly more than selfish ones. This finding raises questions about theories of social preferences which predict that fairer players should trust less.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Altmann, Steffen ; Dohmen, Thomas ; Wibral, Matthias
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Vertrauen \| Gerechtigkeit \| Soziale Wohlfahrtsfunktion \| Soziales Verhalten \| Test

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 3010
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	545572215 [GVK] hdl:10419/34578 [Handle]
Source:	EconStor

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