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Do cultures clash? Evidence from cross-national ultimatum game experiments
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Chuah, S and Hoffmann, R and Jones, M and Williams, G, Do cultures clash? Evidence from cross-national ultimatum game experiments, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 64, (1) pp. 35-48. ISSN 0167-2681 (2007) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2006.04.006
Abstract
Economic globalisation promotes the interaction between individuals of different cultures. While experimental economists have established differences in the way individuals from different nations interact within their own cultures, behavioural differences in cross-cultural interactions have not been sufficiently explored. This paper reports the results of ultimatum game experiments in which Malaysian Chinese and UK subjects played opponents of their own as well as of the other culture. We confirm the existence of cultural difference in subject behaviour in both intra- and inter-national interactions. This evidence is discussed in terms of the possibility of a 'clash of cultures'.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | ultimatum game, cross-cultural experiments, social preferences |
| Research Division: | Economics |
| Research Group: | Applied economics |
| Research Field: | Behavioural economics |
| Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
| Objective Group: | Microeconomics |
| Objective Field: | Preference, behaviour and welfare |
| UTAS Author: | Chuah, S (Professor Swee-Hoon Chuah) |
| UTAS Author: | Hoffmann, R (Professor Robert Hoffmann) |
| ID Code: | 154759 |
| Year Published: | 2007 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 71 |
| Deposited By: | Economics |
| Deposited On: | 2023-01-04 |
| Last Modified: | 2023-01-04 |
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