TY - JOUR
T1 - Unethical behavior in the field
T2 - demographic characteristics and beliefs of cheater
AU - Bucciol, Alessandro
AU - Landini, Fabio
AU - Piovesan, Marco
N1 - Published online 19 March 2013
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - What are the individual demographic characteristics that correlate with unethical behavior? To answer this question we randomly interviewed 541 passengers who used the bus in Reggio Emilia (Italy). Exploiting the high level of fare evasion (43% without a valid ticket) we find that young individuals, males and non-European immigrants in our sample are more likely to travel without a ticket. Interestingly, traveling with other people correlates with the probability of holding a valid ticket but its effect depends on who the passenger and the others are. Finally, we find that all passengers’ beliefs on fine costs, ticket inspection frequency, and percentage of passengers without a ticket are surprisingly close to actual figures. However, cheaters perceive inspections as more frequent than those traveling with a valid ticket.
AB - What are the individual demographic characteristics that correlate with unethical behavior? To answer this question we randomly interviewed 541 passengers who used the bus in Reggio Emilia (Italy). Exploiting the high level of fare evasion (43% without a valid ticket) we find that young individuals, males and non-European immigrants in our sample are more likely to travel without a ticket. Interestingly, traveling with other people correlates with the probability of holding a valid ticket but its effect depends on who the passenger and the others are. Finally, we find that all passengers’ beliefs on fine costs, ticket inspection frequency, and percentage of passengers without a ticket are surprisingly close to actual figures. However, cheaters perceive inspections as more frequent than those traveling with a valid ticket.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jebo.2013.03.018
DO - 10.1016/j.jebo.2013.03.018
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0167-2681
VL - 93
SP - 248
EP - 257
JO - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
JF - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
ER -