Do previous good deeds to a third party make people more tolerant of bad deeds against them? An experimental investigation.

Peguy Ndodjang ngantchou, Gilles Grolleau, Lisette Ibanez

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Abstract

How do people react to a mix of good deeds to a third party and bad deeds against them? A modified ultimatum game shows that previous good deeds make responders substantially more tolerant to unfair proposals.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)364-368
Number of pages5
JournalEconomics Letters
Volume121
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Experiment
  • Licensing
  • Punishment
  • Reciprocity
  • Social norms

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