Data and Code for: "Public Discourse and Socially Responsible Market Behavior"

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Björn Bartling, University of Zurich; Vanessa Valero, University of Leicester; Roberto Weber, University of Zurich (Switzerland); Lan Yao, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

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Project Description

Summary: We investigate the causal impact of public discourse on socially responsible market behavior. Across three laboratory experiments, having market participants engage in public discourse generally increases market social responsibility. These positive impacts are robust to variation in several characteristics of the discourse. We provide evidence that discourse strengthens beliefs that others support socially responsible exchange. However, relaxing requirements to engage in discourse sharply reduces its effectiveness. Our findings suggest that campaigns encouraging discussion of appropriate market behavior can have powerful sizable impacts on addressing inefficiencies due to market failures, but that policies encouraging broad public engagement may be important.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: markets; social behavior; communication

JEL Classification:
      C92 Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Group Behavior
      D62 Externalities
      D83 Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness

Geographic Coverage: Switzerland, China

Data Type(s): experimental data; text

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V1 [2024-08-20]

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