DP10317 Gender Differences in Honesty: Groups Versus Individuals

Author(s):	Gerd Muehlheusser, Andreas Roider, Niklas Wallmeier
Publication Date:	December 2014
Keyword(s):	experiment, gender effects, group decisions, lying, unethical behaviour
JEL(s):	C91, C92, J16
Programme Areas:	Industrial Organization
Link to this Page:	cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=10317

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.