I Solemnly Swear I'm Up To Good: A Megastudy Investigating the Effectiveness of Honesty Oaths on Curbing Dishonesty
Janis Zickfeld
(1)
,
Karolina Scigala
(1)
,
Christian Elbaek
(1)
,
John Michael
(2)
,
Mathilde Tønning Tønnesen
(1)
,
Gabriel Levy
(3)
,
Shahar Ayal
(4)
,
Isabel Thielmann
(5)
,
Laila Nockur
(1)
,
Eyal Peer
(6)
,
Valerio Capraro
(7)
,
Rachel Barkan
(8)
,
Simen Bø
(9)
,
Štěpán Bahník
(10)
,
Daniele Nosenzo
(1)
,
Ralph Hertwig
(11)
,
Nina Mazar
(12)
,
Alexa Weiss
(13)
,
Ann-Kathrin Koessler
(14)
,
Ronit Montal-Rosenberg
(6)
,
Sebastian Hafenbrädl
(15)
,
Yngwie Asbjørn Nielsen
(1)
,
Patricia Kanngiesser
(16)
,
Simon Schindler
(17)
,
Philipp Gerlach
(18)
,
Nils Köbis
(11)
,
Nicolas Jacquemet
(19, 20)
,
Marek Albert Vranka
(21)
,
Dan Ariely
(22)
,
Jareef Martuza
(23)
,
Yuval Feldman
(24)
,
Michal Bialek
(25)
,
Jan Kristian Woike
(16)
,
Zoe Rahwan
(11)
,
Alicia Seidl
(26)
,
Eileen Chou
(27)
,
Agne Kajackaite
(2)
,
Simeon Schudy
(28)
,
Ulrich Glogowsky
(29)
,
Anna Czarna
(30)
,
Stefan Pfattheicher
(1)
,
Panagiotis Mitkidis
(1)
1
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
2 UNIMI - Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan
3 NTNU University Museum [Trondheim]
4 RUNI - Reichman University [Herzliya]
5 Max-Planck-Institut
6 HUJ - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
7 UNIMIB - Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca = University of Milano-Bicocca
8 BGU - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
9 Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
10 VSE - Prague University of Economics and Business
11 Max Planck Institute for Human Development
12 BU - Boston University [Boston]
13 Universität Bielefeld = Bielefeld University
14 Leibniz Universität Hannover=Leibniz University Hannover
15 IESE Business School
16 University of Plymouth
17 Federal University of Applied Administrative Services, Berlin
18 Fresenius University, Hamburg
19 PSE - Paris School of Economics
20 CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne
21 Charles University, Faculty of Education [Prague]
22 Duke University [Durham]
23 Department of Strategy and Management, Norwegian School of Economics
24 Bar-Ilan University [Israël]
25 UWr - University of Wrocław [Poland]
26 Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law = Max Planck institut zur erforschung von kriminalität sicherheit und recht
27 University of Virginia
28 Universität Ulm - Ulm University [Ulm, Allemagne]
29 JKU - University of Linz - Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
30 UJ - Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University
2 UNIMI - Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan
3 NTNU University Museum [Trondheim]
4 RUNI - Reichman University [Herzliya]
5 Max-Planck-Institut
6 HUJ - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
7 UNIMIB - Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca = University of Milano-Bicocca
8 BGU - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
9 Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
10 VSE - Prague University of Economics and Business
11 Max Planck Institute for Human Development
12 BU - Boston University [Boston]
13 Universität Bielefeld = Bielefeld University
14 Leibniz Universität Hannover=Leibniz University Hannover
15 IESE Business School
16 University of Plymouth
17 Federal University of Applied Administrative Services, Berlin
18 Fresenius University, Hamburg
19 PSE - Paris School of Economics
20 CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne
21 Charles University, Faculty of Education [Prague]
22 Duke University [Durham]
23 Department of Strategy and Management, Norwegian School of Economics
24 Bar-Ilan University [Israël]
25 UWr - University of Wrocław [Poland]
26 Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law = Max Planck institut zur erforschung von kriminalität sicherheit und recht
27 University of Virginia
28 Universität Ulm - Ulm University [Ulm, Allemagne]
29 JKU - University of Linz - Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
30 UJ - Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University
Christian Elbaek
- Fonction : Auteur
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John Michael
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Shahar Ayal
- Fonction : Auteur
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- ORCID : 0000-0002-7357-1969
Eyal Peer
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Valerio Capraro
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Rachel Barkan
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- ORCID : 0000-0001-7141-9077
Simen Bø
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1377493
- ORCID : 0000-0001-9076-5362
Daniele Nosenzo
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1377487
- ORCID : 0000-0002-0831-5408
Nina Mazar
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- PersonId : 1377486
- ORCID : 0000-0001-8248-654X
Ann-Kathrin Koessler
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1377496
- ORCID : 0000-0002-8516-2900
Ronit Montal-Rosenberg
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1377490
- ORCID : 0000-0002-6769-2473
Yngwie Asbjørn Nielsen
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1377495
- ORCID : 0000-0002-5356-354X
Patricia Kanngiesser
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1377485
- ORCID : 0000-0003-1068-3725
Nils Köbis
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 1377494
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Nicolas Jacquemet
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 12676
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Dan Ariely
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- ORCID : 0000-0002-6175-4151
Jareef Martuza
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- PersonId : 1377491
- ORCID : 0000-0002-6790-5846
Michal Bialek
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 810657
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Jan Kristian Woike
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- PersonId : 1377492
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Simeon Schudy
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Ulrich Glogowsky
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Résumé
Dishonest behaviors such as tax evasion impose significant societal costs. Ex-ante honesty oaths—commitments to honesty before action—have been proposed as useful interventions to counteract dishonest behavior, but the heterogeneity in findings across operationalizations calls their effectiveness into question. We tested 21 honesty oaths (including a baseline oath)—proposed, evaluated, and selected by 44 expert researchers—and a no-oath condition in a megastudy in which 21,506 UK and US participants played an incentivized tax evasion game. Of the 21 interventions, 10 significantly improved tax compliance by 4.5 to 8.5 percentage points, with the most successful nearly halving tax evasion. Limited evidence for moderators was found. Experts and laypeople failed to predict the most effective interventions, but experts’ predictions were more accurate. In conclusion, honesty oaths can be effective in curbing dishonesty but their effectiveness varies depending on content. These findings can help design impactful interventions to curb dishonesty.
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Type de dépôt | Pré-publication, Document de travail |
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I Solemnly Swear I'm Up To Good: A Megastudy Investigating the Effectiveness of Honesty Oaths on Curbing Dishonesty
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Résumé |
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Dishonest behaviors such as tax evasion impose significant societal costs. Ex-ante honesty oaths—commitments to honesty before action—have been proposed as useful interventions to counteract dishonest behavior, but the heterogeneity in findings across operationalizations calls their effectiveness into question. We tested 21 honesty oaths (including a baseline oath)—proposed, evaluated, and selected by 44 expert researchers—and a no-oath condition in a megastudy in which 21,506 UK and US participants played an incentivized tax evasion game. Of the 21 interventions, 10 significantly improved tax compliance by 4.5 to 8.5 percentage points, with the most successful nearly halving tax evasion. Limited evidence for moderators was found. Experts and laypeople failed to predict the most effective interventions, but experts’ predictions were more accurate. In conclusion, honesty oaths can be effective in curbing dishonesty but their effectiveness varies depending on content. These findings can help design impactful interventions to curb dishonesty.
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Auteur(s) |
Janis Zickfeld
1
, Karolina Scigala
1
, Christian Elbaek
1
, John Michael
2
, Mathilde Tønning Tønnesen
1
, Gabriel Levy
3
, Shahar Ayal
4
, Isabel Thielmann
5
, Laila Nockur
1
, Eyal Peer
6
, Valerio Capraro
7
, Rachel Barkan
8
, Simen Bø
9
, Štěpán Bahník
10
, Daniele Nosenzo
1
, Ralph Hertwig
11
, Nina Mazar
12
, Alexa Weiss
13
, Ann-Kathrin Koessler
14
, Ronit Montal-Rosenberg
6
, Sebastian Hafenbrädl
15
, Yngwie Asbjørn Nielsen
1
, Patricia Kanngiesser
16
, Simon Schindler
17
, Philipp Gerlach
18
, Nils Köbis
11
, Nicolas Jacquemet
19, 20
, Marek Albert Vranka
21
, Dan Ariely
22
, Jareef Martuza
23
, Yuval Feldman
24
, Michal Bialek
25
, Jan Kristian Woike
16
, Zoe Rahwan
11
, Alicia Seidl
26
, Eileen Chou
27
, Agne Kajackaite
2
, Simeon Schudy
28
, Ulrich Glogowsky
29
, Anna Czarna
30
, Stefan Pfattheicher
1
, Panagiotis Mitkidis
1
1
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
( 19908 )
- Nordre Ringgade 1 DK-8000 Aarhus C
- Danemark
2
UNIMI -
Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan
( 300694 )
- Via Festa del Perdono 7 - 20122 Milano
- Italie
3
NTNU University Museum [Trondheim]
( 565189 )
- 7491 Tronsheim
- Norvège
4
RUNI -
Reichman University [Herzliya]
( 1143977 )
- 8 Ha'Universita st. Herzliya 4610101
- Israël
5
Max-Planck-Institut
( 300044 )
- Allemagne
6
HUJ -
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
( 102986 )
- Jerusalem 91905
- Israël
7
UNIMIB -
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca = University of Milano-Bicocca
( 60273 )
- Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo, 1 - 20126, Milano
- Italie
8
BGU -
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
( 300759 )
- P.O.B. 653 Beer-Sheva
- Israël
9
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
( 50806 )
- Norvège
10
VSE -
Prague University of Economics and Business
( 1079615 )
- Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze |
nám. W. Churchilla 1938/4 -
130 67 Praha 3 - Žižkov
- Tchéquie
11
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
( 353294 )
- Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Allemagne
12
BU -
Boston University [Boston]
( 63395 )
- One Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215
- États-Unis
13
Universität Bielefeld = Bielefeld University
( 61197 )
- Universitätsstraße 25 D-33615 Bielefeld
- Allemagne
14
Leibniz Universität Hannover=Leibniz University Hannover
( 326198 )
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
Postfach 6009
30060 Hannover
- Allemagne
15
IESE Business School
( 135540 )
- France
16
University of Plymouth
( 1147043 )
- Royaume-Uni
17
Federal University of Applied Administrative Services, Berlin
( 1197777 )
- Allemagne
18
Fresenius University, Hamburg
( 1197778 )
- Allemagne
19
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
20
CES -
Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne
( 15080 )
- Maison des Sciences Économiques - 106-112 Boulevard de l'Hôpital - 75647 Paris Cedex 13
- France
21
Charles University, Faculty of Education [Prague]
( 542322 )
- Pedagogická fakulta, Magdalény Rettigové 4, 116 39 Praha
- Tchéquie
22
Duke University [Durham]
( 95351 )
- Durham, NC 27708
- États-Unis
23
Department of Strategy and Management, Norwegian School of Economics
( 1197784 )
- Norvège
24
Bar-Ilan University [Israël]
( 303955 )
- Ramat-Gan 5290002,
Israel
- Israël
25
UWr -
University of Wrocław [Poland]
( 450377 )
- Pl. Uniwersytecki 1
50-137 Wrocław
- Pologne
26
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law = Max Planck institut zur erforschung von kriminalität sicherheit und recht
( 1100238 )
- Günterstalstraße 73, 79100 Freiburg
- Allemagne
27
University of Virginia
( 329139 )
- P.O. Box 400229, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4229
- États-Unis
28
Universität Ulm - Ulm University [Ulm, Allemagne]
( 304544 )
- Helmholtzstraße 16, 89081 Ulm
- Allemagne
29
JKU -
University of Linz - Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
( 1099890 )
- Altenberger Straße 69
4040 Linz, Austria
- Autriche
30
UJ -
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University
( 303988 )
- ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków
- Pologne
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Date de publication |
2024-03-04
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Date de production/écriture |
2024-03
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Domaine(s) |
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Mots-clés (JEL) |
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Mots-clés |
en
honesty oath, dishonesty, tax compliance, nudging, unethical behavior
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DOI | 10.31234/osf.io/hctxe |
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