Does the direct-response method induce guilt aversion in a trust game?

We compare the strategy and direct-response methods in a one-shot trust game with hidden action. In our experiment, the decision elicitation method affects neither participants' behavior nor their beliefs about this behavior. We conclude that the direct-response method does not, by itself, induce guilt aversion.

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Year of publication:	2012-06
Authors:	David, Amdur ; Ethan, Schmick
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Trust \| guilt aversion \| strategy method \| direct-response method \| behavioral economics \| experimental economics

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	D03 - Behavioral Economics; Underlying Principles ; A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values ; C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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