Motivationen treiben Entscheidungen an. Doch welche Ziele werden im Kontext ökonomischer Entscheidungen verfolgt? Sowohl die 'Realität' als auch die experimentelle Wirtschaftsforschung zeichnen ein widersprüchliches Bild. 'Fairneß' beeinflußt Verhandlungsergebnisse, 'Reziprozität' hilft...

Vendettas occur in many real world settings where rivals compete for a prize, e.g., winning an election or a competitive promotion, by engaging in retaliatory aggressive behavior. We present a benchmark experiment where two players have an initial probability of winning a prize. Retaliatory...

The connection of economic theory and behavior is one of the central topics of this book - and also a central issue in economic thinking of Horst Todt to whom this book is dedicated. The contributions deal with topics of normative and descriptive decision-making: They investigate, for instance,...