Are People Willing to Tell Pareto White Lies? A Review and New Experimental Evidence

We explore whether individuals are averse to telling a Pareto white lie—a lie that benefits both themselves and another. We first review and summarize the existing evidence on Pareto white lies. We find that the evidence is relatively limited and varied in its conclusions. We then present new experi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Edward Cartwright, Lian Xue, Charlotte Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Games
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/12/1/1