Dishonesty in behavioral economics: An overview

Dishonesty is a pervasive human behavior occurring virtually in all contexts, and manifests itself as the disposition to lie, cheat, fraud, or deceive. This behavior usually gives individuals a personal advantage at the expense of the society. This chapter briefly reviews the contributions included in the book, which aims to provide a rigorous and comprehensive overview of dishonesty, collecting state-of-the-art research on this topical field adopting a behavioral economics perspective, which focuses on the effects of psychological, social, and cognitive factors of the decision-making process. This book highlights the importance of the empirical research methodologies to study dishonesty both in the lab and in the field.