Intention-based reciprocity and signaling of intentions
Many experiments find that trust intentions are a key determinant of prosociality. If intentions matter, then prosociality should depend on whether trust intentions can be credibly conveyed. This conjecture is formalized and tested in a noisy trust game where I vary the extent to which trust can be...
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| description | Many experiments find that trust intentions are a key determinant of prosociality. If intentions matter, then prosociality should depend on whether trust intentions can be credibly conveyed. This conjecture is formalized and tested in a noisy trust game where I vary the extent to which trust can be credibly signaled. I find that the introduction of noise threatens the onset of trust relations and induces players to form more pessimistic beliefs. Therefore policies that increase transparency of the decision-making environment may foster prosociality. However, the potential impact of such policies could be limited by a large heterogeneity in how individuals respond to changes in their information environment. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:561e1973-c94d-437b-b549-5d7c5aa2fcb02022-03-26T16:48:17ZIntention-based reciprocity and signaling of intentionsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:561e1973-c94d-437b-b549-5d7c5aa2fcb0EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordElsevier2017Toussaert, SMany experiments find that trust intentions are a key determinant of prosociality. If intentions matter, then prosociality should depend on whether trust intentions can be credibly conveyed. This conjecture is formalized and tested in a noisy trust game where I vary the extent to which trust can be credibly signaled. I find that the introduction of noise threatens the onset of trust relations and induces players to form more pessimistic beliefs. Therefore policies that increase transparency of the decision-making environment may foster prosociality. However, the potential impact of such policies could be limited by a large heterogeneity in how individuals respond to changes in their information environment. |
| spellingShingle | Toussaert, S Intention-based reciprocity and signaling of intentions |
| title | Intention-based reciprocity and signaling of intentions |
| title_full | Intention-based reciprocity and signaling of intentions |
| title_fullStr | Intention-based reciprocity and signaling of intentions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intention-based reciprocity and signaling of intentions |
| title_short | Intention-based reciprocity and signaling of intentions |
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