Abstract
In this study we investigate the effect of framing on bribery behaviour. To do this, we replicate Barr and Serra (Exp Econ, 12(4):488–503, (2009) and carry out a simple one-shot bribery game that mimics corruption. In one treatment, we presented the experiment in a framed version, in which wording was embedded with social context; in the other, we removed the social context and presented the game in a neutral manner. The contribution of this paper is that it offers a comparison of framing effects in two highly corrupt countries: China and Uganda. Our results provide evidence of strong and significant framing effects for Uganda, but not for China.
Highlights
Introduction and motivationIn the last decades, there has been increasing interest in the effects of framing on decision making and experimental tasks
In this study we investigate the effect of framing on bribery behaviour
We find strong and significant framing effects for the participants from Uganda
Summary
There has been increasing interest in the effects of framing on decision making and experimental tasks. The authors find no evidence that loading the context of the instructions with an immoral ethical preconception has an effect on bribery behaviour, for a sample of students at the University of Bonn. In 2012, China initiated the largest campaign against graft and corruption ever made in the history of its Communist Party, leading to the indictment of over 120 high-ranking officials and 100,000 individuals. The latter, its corruption level keeps worsening, still has not embraced any official anti-corruption campaign. Our results provide evidence of strong and significant framing effects for Uganda, but not for China
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