The truth about tattoos

Bradley J. Ruffle; Anne E. Wilson

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2018.08.024

The truth about tattoos

Bradley J. Ruffle, Anne E. Wilson

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Abstract

Despite their ubiquity, tattoos continue to be associated with dishonesty. Notwithstanding, we find few differences in the reporting behavior of tattooed and non-tattooed individuals in either a low-stakes or a high-stakes honesty-detection task.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	143-147
Number of pages	5
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	172
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2018.08.024
State	Published - 1 Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Experimental economics
Honesty
Incomplete cheating
Strategic cheating
Tattoo

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Finance
Economics and Econometrics

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