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300 Social sciences 330 Economics IndividuumVerhaltenGruppenverhaltenLügeEhrlichkeitWettbewerbErwartungMetadata
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A comparison of individual and group behavior in a competition with cheating opportunities
Abstract
While it is well established that individuals and groups make different economic decisions, the reasons for the behavioral differences are still not fully understood. We experimentally compare individual and group behavior in a competitive setting where cheating can be used to outperform the competitor. Our design allows us to exogenously control for the type of the decision maker, the type of the competitor, and whether the competitor is able to cheat or not. The results show that there is much more cheating in inter-group competition than inter-individual competition which is in line with findings from other interactive games. We show furthermore that this difference is mainly caused by expectations about the competitor. Groups have different expectations than individuals when they compete with a group and they react strongly to the other group's ability to cheat.
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In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization Volume 177 (2020) , S. 533-547 ; EISSN 0167-2681Sponsorship
European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 program, action ERC-2014-STG, Project HUCO, grant number 636746.Citation
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2020-08-25T10:04:38Z 2020-08-25T10:04:38Z 2020 doi:10.17170/kobra-202008251629 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11720 European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 program, action ERC-2014-STG, Project HUCO, grant number 636746. eng Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ individual behavior group behavior lying honesty competition expectations 300 330 A comparison of individual and group behavior in a competition with cheating opportunities Aufsatz While it is well established that individuals and groups make different economic decisions, the reasons for the behavioral differences are still not fully understood. We experimentally compare individual and group behavior in a competitive setting where cheating can be used to outperform the competitor. Our design allows us to exogenously control for the type of the decision maker, the type of the competitor, and whether the competitor is able to cheat or not. The results show that there is much more cheating in inter-group competition than inter-individual competition which is in line with findings from other interactive games. We show furthermore that this difference is mainly caused by expectations about the competitor. Groups have different expectations than individuals when they compete with a group and they react strongly to the other group's ability to cheat. open access Dannenberg, Astrid Khachatryan, Elina doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2020.06.028 Individuum Verhalten Gruppenverhalten Lüge Ehrlichkeit Wettbewerb Erwartung publishedVersion EISSN 0167-2681 Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 533-547 Volume 177 false
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