Template-Type:ReDIF-Paper 1.0  
Title:The Moonlighting Game - An Experimental Study on Reciprocity and Retribution
Author-Name: Abbink, Klaus
Author-Name: Bernd Irlenbusch
Author-Name: Elke Renner 
Classification-JEL:C78, C91, D63, J41, K42
Keywords: 	Reciprocity, retribution, fairness, non-binding contracts, cognitive dissonance
Abstract: We introduce the moonlighting game. Player A can take money from or pass money to player B, who
	can either return money or punish player A. One-shot experiments were performed on this game. Treatments
	were conducted with and without making non-binding agreements beforehand. The results refute the concept
	of rationality and support the impact of reciprocity and retribution, where retribution is more compelling than
	reciprocity. The equal division principle is the dominant fairness norm. Deviating norms are not a product of
	not knowing which norm to apply, but rather to avoid cognitive dissonance in advance.
Length: pages
Creation-Date: 1997-10
Revision-Date: 
Handle: RePEc:bon:bonsfb:415