In this paper we apply conjoint analysis to study the influence of changes in the tax rate and the tax base on the perceived tax burden. Our results show that the majority of individuals do not make rational tax decisions based on the actual tax burden, but rather use simple decision heuristics....

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet einen Überblick zu den methodischen Grundlagen der experimentellen Wirtschaftsforschung, insbesondere dem Experimentdesign, der Experimentdurchführung, der Auswertung von Experimentdaten und nicht zuletzt der Gestaltung eines Experimentallabors. Die experimentelle...

Der Flugverkehr steht in der Öffentlichkeit zunehmend in der Kritik. Neben den CO2 -Emissionen verursacht das Fliegen Klimaschäden durch Nicht-CO2 -Emissionen, die bislang nicht durch die umweltpolitische Regulierung adressiert sind. Dieser Beitrag erläutert die Probleme, die sich aus der...

We apply the Day Reconstruction Method to compare unemployed and employed people with respect to their subjective assessment of emotional affects, differences in the composition and duration of activities during the course of a day, and their self-reported life satisfaction. Employed persons are...

Services are often provided by groups. The question of remuneration arises both at the group level and for each individual group member. We examine the question of how relative pay should be designed within the group if all group members are to regard the payment scheme as fair. We use a...

This textbook provides a hands-on and intuitive overview of the methodological foundations of experimental economics. Experimental economic research has been an integral part of economic science for quite some time and is gaining more and more attention in related disciplines. The book addresses...