Letting off Steam! Experimental Evidence on Inappropriate Punishment
Aggression is displaced when provocations cannot be directly retaliated against and when it is redirected towards a target innocent of any wrongdoing. While this phenomenon is widespread, it has not been widely explored in experimental economics. We fill this gap and find that a sizeable proportion...
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Wydane w: | MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 39-2020) |
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Język: | angielski |
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2020
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Streszczenie: | Aggression is displaced when provocations cannot be directly retaliated against and when it is redirected towards a target innocent of any wrongdoing. While this phenomenon is widespread, it has not been widely explored in experimental economics. We fill this gap and find that a sizeable proportion of subjects (37%), when treated unfairly, punish co-players who are not at all responsible for the unfairness. When in a disadvantaged position, inequity-aversion seems to be the driving force of punishment, yet when treated fairly, some subjects (17%) exhibit status-seeking behavior. Moreover, students affiliated with an armed forces university are much more likely than regular students to engage in displaced aggression. |
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Opis fizyczny: | 26 Seiten |
ISSN: | 1867-3678 |
DOI: | 10.17192/es2024.0665 |