Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/18936 
Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 1298
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Although reciprocity is a key concept in the social sciences, it is still unclear why people engage in costly reciprocation. In this study, physiological and self-report measures were employed to investigate the role of emotions, using the Power-to-Take Game. In this 2-person game, player 1 can claim any part of player 2's resources, and player 2 can react by destroying some (or all) of these resources thus preventing their transfer to player 1. Both physiological and self-report measures were related to destruction decisions and expectations. The pattern of emotional arousal and its correlation with self-reported anger highlights the importance of using both techniques for studying reciprocity.
Subjects: 
emotions
bargaining
laboratory experiment
expectations
reciprocity
physiological arousal
self-report measures of emotions
JEL: 
C91
C72
A12
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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