论文标题
信条商品提供的个人异质性和文化态度
Individual Heterogeneity and Cultural Attitudes in Credence Goods Provision
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论文摘要
我研究了在纽约市绕行的出租车司机中提供信誉商品的异质性。首先，我记录了驾驶员平均绕道而行。其次，跨个体作弊有明显的异质性，但是每个人绕道的倾向是稳定的：几乎总是绕道的驾驶员，而那些不绕道的人几乎永远不会绕行。在每次旅行中进行更长的绕行情况的驾驶员也会更频繁地进行此类旅行。第三，文化态度合理地解释了个人行为的某些异质性。
I study the heterogeneity of credence goods provision in taxi drivers taking detours in New York City. First, I document that there is significant detouring on average by drivers. Second, there is significant heterogeneity in cheating across individuals, yet each individual's propensity to take detours is stable: drivers who detour almost always detour, while those who do not detour almost never do. Drivers who take longer detours on each trip also take such trips more often. Third, cultural attitudes plausibly explain some of this heterogeneity in behavior across individuals.
