Responding to (Un)Reasonable Requests

36 Pages Posted: 8 Sep 2016

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Vittorio Pelligra

Universita di Cagliari - Department of Economic and Social Sciences

Tommaso Reggiani

Masaryk University

Daniel John Zizzo

University of Queensland - School of Economics

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Date Written: September 6, 2016

Abstract

We consider the notions of static and dynamic reasonableness of requests in a trust game experiment. We vary systematically the experimental norm of what is expected from trustees to return to trustors, both in terms of level of each request and in terms of sequence of the requests. Static reasonableness matters in a self-biased way, in the sense that low requests justify returning less but high requests tend to be ignored. Dynamic reasonableness also matters, in the sense that, if requests keep increasing, trustees return less than if requests of different size are presented in random or decreasing order. Requests never systematically increase trustworthiness, but may decrease it.

Keywords: Trust, Trustworthiness, Norms, Reasonableness, Moral Wiggle Room, Moral Licensing

JEL Classification: C91, D01, D03, D63

Suggested Citation

Pelligra, Vittorio and Reggiani, Tommaso and Zizzo, Daniel John, Responding to (Un)Reasonable Requests (September 6, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2835557 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2835557

Vittorio Pelligra

Universita di Cagliari - Department of Economic and Social Sciences ( email )

V. S. Ignazio 17
Cagliari 09123, CA 09123
Italy

Tommaso Reggiani

Masaryk University ( email )

Zerotinovo nam. 9
60177 Brno, 603 00
Czech Republic

HOME PAGE: http://https://www.muni.cz/en/people/241092-tommaso-reggiani

Daniel John Zizzo (Contact Author)

University of Queensland - School of Economics ( email )

St Lucia
Brisbane, Queensland 4072
Australia

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