Neutral versus loaded instructions in a bribery experiment |
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Authors: | Klaus Abbink Heike Hennig-Schmidt |
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Institution: | (1) School of Economics, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom;(2) Laboratorium für experimentelle Wirtschaftsforschung, Bonn University, Adenauerallee 24-42, D-53113 Bonn, Germany |
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Abstract: | This paper contributes to the ongoing methodological debate on context-free versus in-context presentation of experimental
tasks. We report an experiment using the paradigm of a bribery experiment. In one condition, the task is presented in a typical
bribery context, the other one uses abstract wording. Though the underlying context is heavily loaded with negative ethical
preconceptions, we do not find significant differences with our 18 independent observations per treatment. We conjecture that
the experimental design transmits the essential features of a bribery situation already with neutral framing, such that the
presentation does not add substantially to subjects’ interpretation of the task.
JEL Classification C91 · D62 · D72 · D73 · K42 |
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Keywords: | Corruption Context Framing Valence Experimental Instructions Laboratory Trust Reciprocity Ethical Behaviour Social Norms |
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