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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2011
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IAAEG Discussion Paper Series No. 02/2011
Verlag: 
University of Trier, Institute for Labour Law and Industrial Relations in the European Union (IAAEU), Trier
Zusammenfassung: 
A small lie appears trivial but it obviously violates moral commandments. We analyze whether the preference for others' truth telling is absolute or depends on the size of a lie. In a laboratory experiment we compare punishment for different sizes of lies controlling for the resulting economic harm. We find that people are sensitive to the size of a lie and that this behavioral pattern is driven by honest people. People who lie themselves punish softly in any context.
Schlagwörter: 
Lying
norm violation
punishment
experiment
JEL: 
C91
D03
D82
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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