Partisanship and Moral Dilemmas of International Debt

• In Event: Political Psychology in International Relations

Brief Overview

Should a country repay its international debt even at an extreme cost to its citizens? In two survey experiments, we present participants with this moral dilemma. Most participants judged that debts should be repaid at all costs.

Authors

• Alessandro Del Ponte, Stony Brook University

• Peter DeScioli, Stony Brook University