Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/104447
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Munich Discussion Paper No. 2014-42
Publisher: 
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, München
Abstract: 
Does the extent of cheating depend on a proper reference point? We use a real effort task that implements a two (gain versus loss frame) times two (monitored performance versus unmonitored performance) between-subjects design to examine whether cheating is reference-dependent. Our experimental findings show that self-reported performance in the unmonitored condition is significantly higher than actual performance in the monitored condition - a clear indication for cheating. However, the level of cheating is by far higher in the loss frame than in the gain frame. Furthermore, men are much more strongly affected by the framing than women.
Subjects: 
Cheating
Lying
Loss aversion
Experiment
JEL: 
C91
D03
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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