“Do the right thing:” The effects of moral suasion on cooperation
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Providing cues that make the morality of an action salient have also been shown to increase cooperation.
“Providing cues that make the morality of an action salient (such as having people read the Golden Rule before making a decision or asking them to report what they think is the morally right thing to do) have also been shown to increase cooperation 189,190 .”
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- Authors
- Dal Bó, E., & Dal Bó, P.
- Venue
- Journal of Public Economics
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-09
- Volume
- 117
- Pages
- 28-38
- ISSN
- 0047-2727 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2013218718
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- 157
- References
- 57
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- FWCI
- 27.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Public Economics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychology of Social Influence
- Keywords
- moral suasion, moral appeals, cooperation, voluntary contribution game, golden rule, utilitarianism, punishment, social norms, preferences, transient effects
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