Experimental Data on Punishment in a 'Trembling Hand' Economic Game

An experimental dataset from a two-player economic game exploring responses to accidental monetary allocations. Player 1 allocates $10 using dice that signal intentions but can yield mismatched outcomes, while Player 2 can add to or subtract from Player 1's payoff. The data provides insight into how intentions and unintended outcomes influence social preferences for fairness and retribution.

Use Cases

• Modeling punishment decisions based on the accidental outcomes described in the game.
• Analyzing the relative influence of selfish versus generous intentions on player responses.
• Testing theories of accountability in contexts where control is partial, as mentioned in the control conditions.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a novel experimental paradigm designed to separate intentions from outcomes.
• Includes control conditions for comparison, as mentioned in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Harvard University Press

Collection Method

Data collected from a controlled laboratory economic game.

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