Natural born economists?

We carried out a survey among a large group of undergraduate students of different disciplines to test whether the study of economics influences students' view on profit maximization and the market mechanism. We find that there are significant differences between economics students and the others, suggesting the presence of both a selection bias against the market system in non economics students and a treatment effect in economics students.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Cipriani, Giam Pietro ; Lubian, Diego ; Zago, Angelo
Published in:	Journal of Economic Psychology. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-4870. - Vol. 30.2009, 3, p. 455-468
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Fairness Efficiency Economics teaching Selection

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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