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Does Moral Transgression Promote Anti-social Behavior? Evidence from Lab-in-the-Field Experiments

Halefom Yigzaw Nigus et al.

Review of Behavioral Economics2025https://doi.org/10.1561/105.00000202article
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Using two lab-in-the-field experiments, we study whether initial transgression leads to subsequent anti-social behavior. In the first stage, subjects participated in an experimental market game. In the second stage, subjects were given an opportunity to participate in anti-social experiment. We find that subjects who impose a negative externality on uninvolved third parties in the market game are also more likely to burn their partner’s income in the second experiment. This finding is consistent with a consciencenumbing effect but could possibly also be explained by participants’ preferences for consistency.

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@article{halefom2025,
  title        = {{Does Moral Transgression Promote Anti-social Behavior? Evidence from Lab-in-the-Field Experiments}},
  author       = {Halefom Yigzaw Nigus et al.},
  journal      = {Review of Behavioral Economics},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1561/105.00000202},
}

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