Gender Differences in Honesty: Groups Versus Individuals

12 Pages Posted: 7 Oct 2014

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Gerd Muehlheusser

University of Hamburg; IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Andreas Roider

IZA Institute of Labor Economics; University of Regensburg - Department of Economics and Econometrics

Niklas Wallmeier

University of Hamburg

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Date Written: September 29, 2014

Abstract

Extending the die rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013), we compare gender effects with respect to unethical behavior by individuals and by two-person groups. In contrast to individual decisions, gender matters strongly under group decisions. We find more lying in male groups and mixed groups than in female groups.

Keywords: unethical behavior, lying, group decisions, gender effects, experiment

JEL Classification: C91, C92, J16

Suggested Citation

Muehlheusser, Gerd and Roider, Andreas and Roider, Andreas and Wallmeier, Niklas, Gender Differences in Honesty: Groups Versus Individuals (September 29, 2014). CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4970, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2506529 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2506529

Gerd Muehlheusser

University of Hamburg ( email )

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IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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Andreas Roider (Contact Author)

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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University of Regensburg - Department of Economics and Econometrics ( email )

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Germany

Niklas Wallmeier

University of Hamburg ( email )

Von-Melle-Park 5
Hamburg, 20146
Germany

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