Inter- and intragenerational differences in corrupt behavior : the development of morals after German reunification

Thorsten Auer, Timo Berg, Christin Hoffmann

We investigate differencesin bribing decisions among two generationsfrom East and West Germany in a bribery game conducted as an online study (N=168). This way, we aim to exploremoral considerations ofindividualsinfluenced by two formerly different institutional systems. We find a higher propensity to bribe among young Germans compared to the older generation. Young East Germans even reveal a slightly greater inclination to bribe than their West German counterparts. We conclude that preferences for personal favors may be induced among young East Germans given the tense relationship between market opportunities and conveyed cultural traits of a socialist imprint.

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Year of publication:	2024
Authors:	Auer, Thorsten ; Berg, Timo ; Hoffmann, Christin
Published in:	European journal of comparative economics. - Castellanza : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ISSN 1824-2979, ZDB-ID 2166755-X. - Vol. 21.2024, 2, p. 211-264
Subject:	Moral behavior \| Corruption \| Intra- and intergenerational study \| Institutional transformation \| Reunification \| Korruption \| Nationale Einheit \| National unity \| Deutschland \| Germany \| Generationengerechtigkeit \| Intergenerational equity \| Ostdeutschland \| East Germany \| Ethik \| Ethics

Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.25428/1824-2979/032 [DOI]
Classification:	C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior ; D73 - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption ; D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving ; J14 - Economics of the Elderly ; P51 - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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