We all do it, but are we willing to admit? Incentivizing digital pirates' confessions

In this study, we try to assess the prevalence of illicit downloading in the market of audio books and the willingness to admit to such practices. We compare the Bayesian Truth Serum (Prelec, 2004) treatment in which truthful responses and precise estimates are rewarded to the control treatment with a flat participation fee. We find a sizable treatment effect - incentivized 'pirates' admit approximately 60% more often than the nonincentivized ones.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Kukla-Gryz, Anna ; Tyrowicz, Joanna ; Krawczyk, Michał ; Siwiński, Konrad
Published in:	Applied Economics Letters. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1350-4851. - Vol. 22.2015, 3, p. 184-188
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis Journals

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Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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