INDIRECT RECIPROCITY AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR: EVIDENCE FROM A NATURAL FIELD EXPERIMENT

• Published in: The Economic journal (London) Vol. 128; no. 611; pp. 1683 - 1699
• Main Authors: Mujcic, Redzo, Leibbrandt, Andreas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.06.2018; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Economic theory; Power; Prosocial behavior; Reciprocity; Social interaction; Social status

Some of the greatest human achievements are difficult to imagine without prosociality. This article employs a natural field experiment to investigate indirect reciprocity in natural social interactions. We find strong evidence of indirect reciprocity in one-shot interactions among drivers. Subjects...