Do the reciprocal trust less?

S. Altmann; T.J. Dohmen; M. Wibral

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2007.09.012

Do the reciprocal trust less?

S. Altmann^*
, T.J. Dohmen
, M. Wibral

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Abstract

We study the intrapersonal relationship between trust and reciprocity in a laboratory experiment. Reciprocal subjects trust significantly more than selfish ones. This finding raises questions about theories of social preferences which predict that “fairer” players should trust less.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	454-457
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	99
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2007.09.012
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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