Smug Alert! Exploring self-licensing behavior in a cheating game

We test experimentally a prediction of the ‘moral credit model’, in which committing a virtuous act creates moral credits that can license immoral behavior in a succeeding decision. We use a basic cheating experiment that was either preceded by a virtuous deed or not in a developing country context. We found that people who previously achieved a good deed cheat more. Gender and origin are also significant explicative variables for cheating.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Clot, Sophie ; Grolleau, Gilles ; Ibanez, Lisette
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 123.2014, 2, p. 191-194
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Self-licensing \| Behavioral experiment \| Prosocial preference

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior ; D03 - Behavioral Economics; Underlying Principles
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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