I Solemnly Swear I'm Up To Good: A Megastudy Investigating the Effectiveness of Honesty Oaths on Curbing Dishonesty - HAL-SHS - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société
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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 Plymouth University
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
Janis Zickfeld
  • Fonction : Auteur
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
Karolina Scigala
  • Fonction : Auteur
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
Christian Elbaek
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
John Michael
Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan
Mathilde Tønning Tønnesen
  • Fonction : Auteur
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
Gabriel Levy
  • Fonction : Auteur
NTNU University Museum [Trondheim]
Shahar Ayal
Reichman University [Herzliya]
Isabel Thielmann
  • Fonction : Auteur
Max-Planck-Institut
Laila Nockur
  • Fonction : Auteur
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
Eyal Peer
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Valerio Capraro
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca = University of Milano-Bicocca
Rachel Barkan
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Simen Bø
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
Štěpán Bahník
  • Fonction : Auteur
Prague University of Economics and Business
Daniele Nosenzo
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
Ralph Hertwig
  • Fonction : Auteur
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Nina Mazar
Boston University [Boston]
Alexa Weiss
  • Fonction : Auteur
Universität Bielefeld = Bielefeld University
Ann-Kathrin Koessler
Leibniz Universität Hannover=Leibniz University Hannover
Ronit Montal-Rosenberg
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Sebastian Hafenbrädl
  • Fonction : Auteur
IESE Business School
Yngwie Asbjørn Nielsen
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
Patricia Kanngiesser
Plymouth University
Simon Schindler
  • Fonction : Auteur
Federal University of Applied Administrative Services, Berlin
Philipp Gerlach
  • Fonction : Auteur
Fresenius University, Hamburg
Nils Köbis
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Nicolas Jacquemet
Paris School of Economics
Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne
CV
Marek Albert Vranka
  • Fonction : Auteur
Charles University, Faculty of Education [Prague]
Dan Ariely
Duke University [Durham]
Jareef Martuza
Department of Strategy and Management, Norwegian School of Economics
Yuval Feldman
  • Fonction : Auteur
Bar-Ilan University [Israël]
Michal Bialek
University of Wrocław [Poland]
Jan Kristian Woike
Plymouth University
Zoe Rahwan
  • Fonction : Auteur
Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Alicia Seidl
  • Fonction : Auteur
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law = Max Planck institut zur erforschung von kriminalität sicherheit und recht
Eileen Chou
  • Fonction : Auteur
University of Virginia
Agne Kajackaite
  • Fonction : Auteur
Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan
Simeon Schudy
Universität Ulm - Ulm University [Ulm, Allemagne]
Ulrich Glogowsky
University of Linz - Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
Anna Czarna
  • Fonction : Auteur
Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University
Stefan Pfattheicher
  • Fonction : Auteur
Aarhus University [Aarhus]
Panagiotis Mitkidis
  • Fonction : Auteur
Aarhus University [Aarhus]

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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Janis Zickfeld, Karolina Scigala, Christian Elbaek, John Michael, Mathilde Tønning Tønnesen, et al.. I Solemnly Swear I'm Up To Good: A Megastudy Investigating the Effectiveness of Honesty Oaths on Curbing Dishonesty. 2024. ⟨halshs-04555561⟩

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