Replication data for: Intermediation Reduces Punishment (and Reward)
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Lucas C. Coffman
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Project Citation:
Coffman, Lucas C. Replication data for: Intermediation Reduces Punishment (and Reward). Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114390V1
Project Description
Summary:
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This paper shows moral decision making is not well predicted by the overall fairness of an act but rather by the fairness of the consequences that follow directly. In laboratory experiments, third-party punishment for keeping money from a poorer player decreases when an intermediary actor is included in the transaction. This is true for completely passive intermediaries, even though intermediation decreases the payout of the poorest player and hurts equity, and because intermediation distances the transgressor from the outcome. A separate study shows rewards of charitable giving decrease when the saliency of an intermediary is increased. (JEL A13, D63, D64)
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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fairness;
experiment;
intermediation;
laboratory experiment
JEL Classification:
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A13 Relation of Economics to Social Values
D63 Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
D64 Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
A13 Relation of Economics to Social Values
D63 Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
D64 Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
Geographic Coverage:
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United States
Time Period(s):
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2008 – 2009
Universe:
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18-30 year old participants in the Harvard Business School Computer Lab for Economic Research
Data Type(s):
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experimental data
Methodology
Unit(s) of Observation:
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Individuals,
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