The heritability of moral standards for everyday dishonesty
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| Publication date | 2013 |
| Journal | Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization |
| Volume | Issue number | 93 |
| Pages (from-to) | 363-366 |
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| Abstract | Previous research on the acceptability of dishonest actions has focused on the role of social norms and internal reward mechanisms. Using a sample of over 2000 Swedish adult twins, this manuscript examines whether there exists another source that is driving differences in perceptions of the acceptability of dishonest actions: genetic variation. We find that much of the variation in perceptions of the acceptability of dishonest actions is attributable to genetic variation between individuals. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2013.05.001
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