This dissertation studies how psychological motives shape economic preferences and outcomes and how these motives are activated through contextual stimuli. In particular, I focus on the motive care which is a prosocial motive that facilitated cooperation by internalizing externalities, whereas...

Ethnic discrimination is ubiquitous, and it has been shown to exert adverse effects on income redistribution. The reason is that a country’s ethnic majority, if richer than the average, may be unwilling to transfer resources to the country’s ethnic minorities if poorer than the average. A...

This paper provides evidence for the following novel insights: (1) People's economic decisions depend on their psychological motives, which are shaped predictably by the social context. (2) In particular, the social context influences people's other-regarding preferences, their beliefs and their...

Unsere Gesellschaft ist mit zahlreichen globalen Herausforderungen wie zum Beispiel mit dem Klimawandel oder mit instabilen Finanzmärkten konfrontiert. Da diese Herausforderungen nationale Kompetenzen überschreiten, sind zu ihrer Bewältigung internationale Kooperation und Koordination...

Ethnic discrimination is ubiquitous, and it has been shown to exert adverse effects on income redistribution. The reason is that a country's ethnic majority, if richer than the average, may be unwilling to transfer resources to the country's ethnic minorities if poorer than the average. A yet...

Unsere Gesellschaft ist mit zahlreichen globalen Herausforderungen wie zum Beispiel mit dem Klimawandel oder mit instabilen Finanzmärkten konfrontiert. Da diese Herausforderungen nationale Kompetenzen überschreiten, sind zu ihrer Bewältigung internationale Kooperation und Koordination...