Lying Aversion and the Size of the Lie

This paper studies lying. An agent randomly picks a number from a known distribution. She can then report any number and receive a monetary payoff based only on her report. The paper presents a model of lying costs that generates hypotheses regarding behavior. In an experiment, we find that the high...

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Published in:	The American economic review Vol. 108; no. 2; pp. 419 - 453
Main Authors:	Gneezy, Uri, Kajackaite, Agne, Sobel, Joel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nashville American Economic Association 01.02.2018 American Economic Assoc
Subjects:	Behavior Lying strategic communication
ISSN:	0002-8282, 1944-7981
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