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| Author: | Frank, B. Schulze, G.G. |
| Title: | Does economics make citizens corrupt? |
| Journal: | Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
2000 : SEP, VOL. 43:1, p. 101-113 |
| Index terms: | Economists Corruption Psychology |
| Freeterms: | Experimental economics |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper reports on an experiment on corruption investigating various determinants of corruptibility. It is found that economics students are significantly more corrupt than others, which is due to self-selection rather than indoctrination. Moreover, this paper's results vary with gender. Male students of economics are most corrupt, male non-economists the least. Also, agents are no less corrupt if rewarded in addition to, and independently of a possible bribe. The paper's experiment isolates the influence of self-interest on cooperation from other influences such as risk attitude and expectations regarding the behaviour of others. |
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