Honesty is predicted by moral values and economic incentives but is unaffected by acute stress

• Published in: Journal of behavioral and experimental finance Vol. 41; p. 100899
• Main Authors: Sooter, Nina M., Brandon, Rajna Gibson, Ugazio, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Economic incentives; Financial decision-making; Honesty; Protected values for honesty; Stress; Protected values for honesty; Honesty; Economic incentives; Stress; Financial decision-making

Being truthful in financial decision-making often implies giving up higher monetary rewards associated with acting dishonestly. Is this trade-off affected by acute stress? We ran an experimental study to answer this question. Using three separate tasks to measure honesty, we examined whether decisio...