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Title:

The Ambivalence of Creating Peace Signals: How a Self-Binding Device Influences Aggression

Document type:
Working Paper
Author(s):
Jauernig, Johanna; Uhl, Matthias; Lütge, Christoph
Abstract:
We investigated to which extent aggression between opponents after competition is triggered by preemptive retaliation or spite. To disentangle motives, we introduced a credible self-binding signal. In constrast to previous studies, we found that aggression against a defenceless subject plays an important role. Preemptive retaliation proofed to be another dominant motive. The role of self-binding signals to mitigate preemptive retaliation is ambivalent. They do lead to an overall de-escalation in...     »
Keywords:
Competition, money burning, spite, preemptive retalia- tion, self-binding, self-commitment
Contracting organization:
Experimental Ethics Lab, Peter Löscher-Stiftungslehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsethik
Year:
2016
Format:
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