Mean markets or kind commerce?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Dufwenberg, Martin; Johansson-Stenman, Olof; Kirchler, Michael; Lindner, Florian; Schwaiger, Rene
• 署名单位: University of Arizona; University of Gothenburg; University of Innsbruck; Max Planck Society
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2022.104648
• 发表日期: 2022
• 关键词: markets; Morality; Prosociality; RECIPROCITY; kindness; Autarky; Barter; money

摘要

Does market interaction influence morality? We study a particular angle of this classic question theoret-ically and experimentally. The novelty of our approach is to posit that people are motivated by reciprocity - an urge many argue affects humans. While many have suggested that market interactions make people more selfish, our reciprocity-based theory allows that market interaction on the contrary induces more prosociality. Our experiment provides a test of the empirical relevance of such an effect, in some highly stylized settings. The results are broadly (but not completely) supportive. They may shed light on the development of morality and prosocial behavior over time, with respect to episodes in history where the nature of commerce was transformed.(c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).