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I doubt it, because they didn't leave the wallets in the street, but "in the reception area... of five types of societal institutions: (i) banks; (ii) theaters
by smcin 3y ago
I doubt it, because they didn't leave the wallets in the street, but "in the reception area... of five types of societal institutions: (i) banks; (ii) theaters, museums, or other cultural establishments; (iii) post offices; (iv) hotels; and (v) police stations, courts of law, or other public offices."
- FredPret 3y agoThis might get affected by tourists then, so still not entirely foolproof. Almost 100% of my museum, theatre, and hotel time is spent in other countries. At least in Canada, I've spent maybe 30 minutes in a bank / post office in the past couple of years.
- smcin 3y agoThey're trying to measure the honesty of the people who work in those places, not people who drop wallets there. And I get your point that local people's reaction might be different if they thought the owner was a rich foreign tourist who was less likely to return or notice and report a theft. Also yeah sure there may be selection bias due to their choice of test locations, but their methodology seems as good as you can do for a broad international study.