#10178. Lies have long legs cheating, peer scrutiny and loyalty in teams

September 2026publication date
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Economics and Econometrics;
Applied Psychology;
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Abstract:
Groups affect cheating in a variety of ways. While it is typically assumed that third party scrutiny decreases cheating, there is scarce evidence as to whether members of a team cheat more or less if their individual actions are disclosed to their peers. To fill this gap, we run a lab-in-the-field experiment with boy and girl scouts during their summer camps. Scout troops are organized into patrols: these are naturally occurring and persistent groups that own common goods and are very different from the minimal groups typically used in lab experiments.
Keywords:
Adolescents; Behavioral economics; Cheating; Children; Deception; Experiments; Loyalty; Lying; Moral balancing; Peer scrutiny; Scouts; Social image

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