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Self-assessment : the role of the social environment
Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; … - 2020
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self-assessment. We introduce a novel incentivized measurement tool to measure the accuracy of self-assessment among children and use this tool to show that children from high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219381
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"It's not about the money. It's about sending a message!" : unpacking the components of revenge
Molńar, András; Chaudhry, Shereen J.; Loewenstein, … - 2020
We examine whether belief-based preferences - caring about what transgressors believe - play a crucial role in punishment decisions: Do punishers want to make sure that transgressors understand why they are being punished, and is this desire to affect beliefs often prioritized over distributive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012166019
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A dynamic model of investor decision-making : how adaptation to losses affects future selling decisions
Lee, Carmen; Kräussl, Roman; Lucas, André; Paas, … - 2008
We conduct an experiment to test whether the size of a loss and the time in a losing position affect investors’ adaptation to the loss situation and, subsequently, whether this adaptation affects future investment decisions. As investors adapt to losses, their neutral reference point shifts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011377365
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Security of property as a public good : institutions, socio-political environment and experimental behavior in five countries
Campos-Ortiz, Francisco; Putterman, Louis G.; Ahn, T. K.; … - 2012
We study experimentally the protection of property in five widely distinct countries- Austria, Mexico, Mongolia, South Korea and the United States. Our main results are that the security of property varies with experimental institutions, and that our subject pools exhibit significantly different...
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Handedness predicts social preferences : evidence connecting the lab to the field
Buser, Thomas - 2010
It is now generally accepted that some people are more altruistic, more trusting, or more reciprocal than others, but it is still unclear whether these differences are innate or a consequence of nurture. We analyse the correlation between handedness and social preferences in the lab and find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011382490
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Hormones and social preferences
Buser, Thomas - 2011
We examine whether social preferences are determined by hormones. We do this by investigating whether markers for the strength of prenatal testosterone exposure (finger length ratios) and current exposure to progesterone and oxytocin (the menstrual cycle) are correlated with choices in social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011385989
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Sorting and wage premiums in immoral work
Schneider, Florian; Brun, Fanny; Weber, Roberto A. - 2020
We use surveys, laboratory experiments and administrative labor-market data to study how heterogeneity in the perceived …
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Tax-benefit systems in Europe and the US : between equity and efficiency
Bargain, Olivier; Dolls, Mathias; Neumann, Dirk; … - 2011
the international comparison in degrees of revealed inequality aversion, but differences in social preferences are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009240828
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Multidimensional equality of opportunity in the United States
Hufe, Paul; Kobus, Martyna; Peichl, Andreas - 2022
measurement approach that allows us to target the joint distribution of income and wealth. We show that inequality of opportunity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013093036
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Educational inequality and public policy preferences : evidence from representative survey experiments
Lergetporer, Philipp; Werner, Katharina; Woessmann, Ludger - 2018
experiments in representative samples of the German population. Providing information about the extent of educational inequality …To study how information about educational inequality affects public concerns and policy preferences, we devise survey … strongly increases concerns about educational inequality but only slightly affects support for equity-oriented education …
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