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Author(s)

Ernesto G. Reuben

Paola Sapienza

Luigi Zingales

We study experimentally the effect of expectations on whether trust is repaid. Subjects respond with untrustworthy behavior if they see that little is expected of them. This suggests that guilt aversion plays an important role in the repayment of trust.
Date Published: 2009
Citations: Reuben, Ernesto G., Paola Sapienza, Luigi Zingales. 2009. Is Mistrust Self-Fulfilling?. Economics Letters. (2)89-91.