---
_id: '58511'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: We investigate differences in bribing decisions among two generations from
    East and West Germany in a bribery game conducted as an online study (N=168).
    This way, we aim to explore moral considerations of individuals influenced by
    two formerly different institutional systems. We find a higher propensity to bribe
    among young Germans compared to the older generation. Young East Germans even
    reveal a slightly greater inclination to bribe than their West German counterparts.
    We conclude that preferences for personal favors may be induced among young East
    Germans given the tense relationship between market opportunities and conveyed
    cultural traits of a socialist imprint.
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Thorsten Fabian
  full_name: Auer, Thorsten Fabian
  id: '49071'
  last_name: Auer
- first_name: Timo
  full_name: Berg, Timo
  last_name: Berg
- first_name: Christin
  full_name: Hoffmann, Christin
  last_name: Hoffmann
citation:
  ama: 'Auer TF, Berg T, Hoffmann C. Inter- and intragenerational differences in corrupt
    behavior: The development of morals after German reunification. <i>European Journal
    of Comparative Economics</i>. 2024;21(2):211-264. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>'
  apa: 'Auer, T. F., Berg, T., &#38; Hoffmann, C. (2024). Inter- and intragenerational
    differences in corrupt behavior: The development of morals after German reunification.
    <i>European Journal of Comparative Economics</i>, <i>21</i>(2), 211–264. <a href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Auer_Berg_Hoffmann_2024, title={Inter- and intragenerational differences
    in corrupt behavior: The development of morals after German reunification}, volume={21},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>},
    number={2}, journal={European Journal of Comparative Economics}, author={Auer,
    Thorsten Fabian and Berg, Timo and Hoffmann, Christin}, year={2024}, pages={211–264}
    }'
  chicago: 'Auer, Thorsten Fabian, Timo Berg, and Christin Hoffmann. “Inter- and Intragenerational
    Differences in Corrupt Behavior: The Development of Morals after German Reunification.”
    <i>European Journal of Comparative Economics</i> 21, no. 2 (2024): 211–64. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>.'
  ieee: 'T. F. Auer, T. Berg, and C. Hoffmann, “Inter- and intragenerational differences
    in corrupt behavior: The development of morals after German reunification,” <i>European
    Journal of Comparative Economics</i>, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 211–264, 2024, doi:
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>.'
  mla: 'Auer, Thorsten Fabian, et al. “Inter- and Intragenerational Differences in
    Corrupt Behavior: The Development of Morals after German Reunification.” <i>European
    Journal of Comparative Economics</i>, vol. 21, no. 2, 2024, pp. 211–64, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.25428/1824-2979/032">10.25428/1824-2979/032</a>.'
  short: T.F. Auer, T. Berg, C. Hoffmann, European Journal of Comparative Economics
    21 (2024) 211–264.
date_created: 2025-02-04T14:23:16Z
date_updated: 2025-03-05T09:51:09Z
department:
- _id: '184'
doi: 10.25428/1824-2979/032
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        21'
issue: '2'
jel:
- C91
- D73
- J14
- P51
keyword:
- Moral behavior
- Corruption
- Intra- and intergenerational study
- Institutional transformation
- Reunification
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://ejce.liuc.it/articles/ejce032.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 211-264
publication: European Journal of Comparative Economics
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1824-2979
publication_status: published
quality_controlled: '1'
related_material:
  link:
  - description: Ex-ante Registrierung der Studie in der AEA RCT Registry
    relation: earlier_version
    url: https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.5397-2.3
status: public
title: 'Inter- and intragenerational differences in corrupt behavior: The development
  of morals after German reunification'
type: journal_article
user_id: '1112'
volume: 21
year: '2024'
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