TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Muehlheusser, Gerd
AU  - Promann, Timo
AU  - Roider, Andreas
AU  - Wallmeier, Niklas
        TI  - Honesty of Groups: Effects of Size and Gender Composition
        PY  - 2024/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 16954
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp16954
        AB  - This paper studies unethical behavior by groups and provides systematic evidence on how lying decisions are affected by group size and group gender composition. We conduct an online experiment with 1,677 participants (477 groups) where group members can communicate with each other via a novel video chat tool. Our key findings are that (i) larger groups lie more, (ii) all-male groups stand out in their proclivity to lie, (iii) already the first female in a group causes an honesty shift, and (iv) group behavior cannot be fully explained by members' individual honesty preferences. 
        KW  - group decisions
KW  - unethical behavior
KW  - lying
KW  - gender differences
KW  - online experiment
KW  - group video chat
        ER  -