Hypocrisy is the act of claiming moral standards to which one's own behavior does conform. Instances of hypocrisy, such as supposedly green car manufacturer Volkswagen's emissions-related scandal, are frequently reported in the media. In a controlled and incentivized experiment, we find that...

Hypocrisy is the act of claiming moral standards to which one's own behavior does not conform. Instances of hypocrisy, such as the supposedly green furnishing group IKEA's selling of furniture made from illegally felled wood, are frequently reported in the media. In a controlled and incentivized...