Gender Differences in Honesty: Groups versus Individuals

Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP10317

Authors: Gerd Muehlheusser; Andreas Roider; Niklas Wallmeier

Abstract: Extending the die rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013), we compare gender effects with respect to unethical behavior by individuals and by two-person groups. In contrast to individual decisions, gender matters strongly under group decisions. We find more lying in male groups and mixed groups than in female groups.

Keywords: experiment; gender effects; group decisions; lying; unethical behavior

JEL Codes: C91; C92; J16


Causal Claims Network Graph

Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.


Causal Claims

CauseEffect
gender composition (J16)lying behavior (D91)
male groups (J16)lying behavior (D91)
female groups (J16)lying behavior (D91)
mixed-gender groups (C92)lying behavior (D91)
group decision-making context (D70)lying behavior (D91)

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