Which motives drive the decision of a voter to approve or reject a policy proposal? The Public Choice literature distinguishes between instrumental and expressive voting motives. We investigate the importance of these motives by analysing the patterns of neural activity in different voting...

Im September 2016 kamen Verbraucherforscher an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf zu einem Forum des Netzwerks Verbraucherforschung zusammen. Ziel dieses Forums war es, gemeinsam eine Agenda für die mit dem Dynamic Pricing verbundenen Implikationen für die Verbraucherforschung und die...

We inquire whether public opinion influences executive compensation. During 1992-2008 the negativity of press coverage of CEO pay varied significantly, with stock options being the most discussed pay component. We find that after more negative press coverage of CEO pay firms reduce option grants...