I Solemnly Swear I'm Up To Good: A Megastudy Investigating the Effectiveness of Honesty Oaths on Curbing Dishonesty
2024
Zickfeld, Janis | Scigala, Karolina | Elbaek, Christian | Michael, John | Tønnesen, Mathilde Tønning | Levy, Gabriel | Ayal, Shahar | Thielmann, Isabel | Nockur, Laila | Peer, Eyal | Capraro, Valerio | Barkan, Rachel | Bø, Simen | Bahník, Štěpán | Nosenzo, Daniele | Hertwig, Ralph | Mazar, Nina | Weiss, Alexa | Koessler, Ann-Kathrin | Montal-Rosenberg, Ronit | Hafenbrädl, Sebastian | Nielsen, Yngwie Asbjørn | Kanngiesser, Patricia | Schindler, Simon | Gerlach, Philipp | Köbis, Nils | Jacquemet, Nicolas | Vranka, Marek Albert | Ariely, Dan | Martuza, Jareef | Feldman, Yuval | Bialek, Michal | Woike, Jan Kristian | Rahwan, Zoe | Seidl, Alicia | Chou, Eileen | Kajackaite, Agne | Schudy, Simeon | Glogowsky, Ulrich | Czarna, Anna | Pfattheicher, Stefan | Mitkidis, Panagiotis | Aarhus University [Aarhus] | Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan (UNIMI) | NTNU University Museum [Trondheim] ; Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim] (NTNU) ; Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)-Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) | Reichman University [Herzliya] (RUNI) | Max-Planck-Institut | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ) | Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca = University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB) | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) | Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration ; Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration | Prague University of Economics and Business (VSE) | Max Planck Institute for Human Development ; Max-Planck-Gesellschaft | Boston University [Boston] (BU) | Universität Bielefeld = Bielefeld University | Leibniz Universität Hannover = Leibniz University Hannover | IESE Business School ; IESE Business School | Plymouth University | Federal University of Applied Administrative Services, Berlin | Fresenius University, Hamburg | Paris School of Economics (PSE) ; Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL) ; Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)-École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) | Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne (CES) ; Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | Charles University, Faculty of Education [Prague] | Duke University [Durham] | Department of Strategy and Management, Norwegian School of Economics | Bar-Ilan University [Israël] | University of Wrocław [Poland] (UWr) | Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law = Max Planck institut zur erforschung von kriminalität sicherheit und recht | University of Virginia | Universität Ulm - Ulm University [Ulm, Allemagne] | University of Linz - Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU) | Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University = Université Jagellon de Cracovie (UJ)
Dishonest behaviors such as tax evasion impose significant societal costs. Ex-ante honesty oaths—commitments to honesty before action—have been proposed as useful interventions to counteract dishonest behavior, but the heterogeneity in findings across operationalizations calls their effectiveness into question. We tested 21 honesty oaths (including a baseline oath)—proposed, evaluated, and selected by 44 expert researchers—and a no-oath condition in a megastudy in which 21,506 UK and US participants played an incentivized tax evasion game. Of the 21 interventions, 10 significantly improved tax compliance by 4.5 to 8.5 percentage points, with the most successful nearly halving tax evasion. Limited evidence for moderators was found. Experts and laypeople failed to predict the most effective interventions, but experts’ predictions were more accurate. In conclusion, honesty oaths can be effective in curbing dishonesty but their effectiveness varies depending on content. These findings can help design impactful interventions to curb dishonesty.
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