Can We Infer Social Preferences from the Lab? Evidence from the Trust Game
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Can We Infer Social Preferences from the Lab? Evidence from the Trust Game
Can We Infer Social Preferences from the Lab? Evidence from the Trust Game
Can We Infer Social Preferences from the Lab? Evidence from the Trust Game
Date Written: January 2010
Abstract
We show that a measure of reciprocity derived from the Berg et al. (1995) trust game in a laboratory setting predicts the reciprocal behavior of the same subjects in a real-world situation. By using the Crowne and Marlowe (1960) social desirability scale, we do not find any evidence that a desire to conform to social norms distorts results in the lab, yet we do find evidence that it affects results in the field.
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Luigi Zingales
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