Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/244345 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
ECONtribute Discussion Paper No. 111
Publisher: 
University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Reinhard Selten Institute (RSI), Bonn and Cologne
Abstract: 
In social and economic interactions, individuals often exploit informational asymmetries and behave dishonestly to pursue private ends. In many of these situations the costs and benefits from dishonest behavior do not accrue immediately and at the same time. In this paper, we experimentally investigate the role of time on dishonesty. Contrary to our predictions, we find that neither delaying the gains from cheating, nor increasing temporal engagement with one's own unethical behavior reduces the likelihood of cheating. Furthermore, allowing for a delay between the time when private information is obtained and when it is reported does not affect cheating in our experiment.
Subjects: 
Dishonesty
cheating
delay
discounting
experiment
JEL: 
C91
D82
D91
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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