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Title: 
Reciprocity with stochastic loss
Authors: 
Nathan W., Chan
Leonard, Wolk
Issue Date: 
2023
Publisher: 
Springer
Abstract: 
We introduce stochastic loss into a gift exchange game to study how information on intentions affects reciprocity. In one treatment, the respondent observes the amount received and whether a loss occurred, so both the consequential outcome and the sender’s original intention are known. In the other two treatments, information about whether a loss occurred is hidden, and the respondent is only informed of the amount received (outcome) or the amount initially sent (intention). Using both regression-based approaches and non-parametric tests, we find greater reciprocity in the two treatments that reveal intentions. These differences arise even in a simple one-shot setting without reputational benefits and are economically meaningful; they are similar in magnitude to the difference attributable to a full point reduction in the amount received. Our findings show the impact of the information environment on reciprocity in settings with uncertainty and suggest that transparency is important to reciprocity.
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Gov't Doc #: 
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40881-023-00129-3
URI: 
https://dlib.phenikaa-uni.edu.vn/handle/PNK/7733
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