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Perceived Motives and Reciprocity
Orhun, A. Yesim - 2017
In reciprocal interactions, both genuine kindness and self-interested material gain may motivate socially beneficial actions. The paper presents results from two experiments that distinguish the role of perceived motives in reciprocal decision making from the role of outcomes or perceived...
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Building trust by qualification in a market for expert services
Schneider, Tim; Bizer, Kilian - 2017
Markets for credence goods are classified by experts alone being able to identify consumers' problems and determine appropriate services for solution. Examining a market where experts have to invest in costly diagnosis to correctly identify problems and consumers being able to visit multiple...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011625427
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Consumer information in a market for expert services : experimental evidence
Schneider, Tim; Meub, Lukas; Bizer, Kilian - 2016
Markets for expert services are characterized by information asymmetries between experts and consumers. We analyze the effects of consumer information, where consumers suffer from either a minor or serious problem and only experts can infer the appropriate treatment. Consumer information is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496820
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Consumer Information in a Market for Expert Services : Experimental Evidence
Schneider, Tim - 2016
Markets for expert services are characterized by information asymmetries between experts and consumers. We analyze the effects of consumer information, where consumers suffer from either a minor or serious problem and only experts can infer the appropriate treatment. Consumer information is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012987854
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Sophisticated and nai͏̈ve procrastination : an experimental study
Cerrone, Claudia; Lades, Leonhard K. - 2017
The model of time-inconsistent procrastination by O'Donoughe and Rabin shows that individuals who are not aware of their present-bias (nai͏̈ve) procrastinate more than individuals who are aware of it (sophisticated) or are not present-biased (time-consistent). This paper tests this prediction....
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Attracted But Unsatisfied : The Effects of Arousing Content on Television Consumption Choices
Stanca, Luca; Gui, Marco; Gallucci, Marcello - 2013
television consumption. We test the hypothesis that the portrayal of arousing content combines high attraction and low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014183555
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Observational Learning and Conformity : Experimental Evidence
Sasaki, Shunichiro - 2015
People often conform to others either pro-socially or self-interestedly. By conducting modified dictator game experiments where subjects observe others’ behaviors, this study analyzes how observational learning influences subjects’ conforming/non-conforming and pro-social/self-interested...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014147057
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Attracted but Unsatisfied : The Effects of Arousing Content on Television Consumption Choices
Stanca, Luca - 2013
television consumption. We test the hypothesis that the portrayal of arousing content combines high attraction and low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013092888
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Equity aversion, inequality aversion and economic welfare : on the macroeconomic substantiation of microeconomic utility functions
Sell, Friedrich L.; Stratmann, Felix - 2009
findings of selected fairness models which include social preferences change when equity aversionʺ is integrated into the … tendency towards convergence (inequity aversion) and towards divergence (equity aversion) in the macro economy. On the … conclusions concerning economic policy in different areas. -- economic welfare ; inequity aversion ; fairness concepts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003862968
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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...
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