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Political economists are neither selfish nor indoctrinated
Frey, Bruno S.; Meier, Stephan - 2001
particular behavior of economists can be explained by a selection effect. …Most professional economists believe that economists in general are more selfish than other persons and that this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398894
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Political Economists are Neither Selfish Nor Indoctrinated
Frey, Bruno S.; Meier, Stephan - 2021
of economists can be explained by a selection effect …Most professional economists believe that economists in general are more selfish than other persons and that this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013321175
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Selfish and Indoctrinated Economists?
Frey, Bruno S.; Meier, Stephan - 2011
economists can be explained by a selection effect …Many people believe that economists in general are more selfish than other people and that this greater selfishness is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014034162
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Two Concerns About Rational Choice : Indoctrination and Imperialism
Frey, Bruno S.; Meier, Stephan - 2011
Rational Choice Theory is often criticized to indoctrinate students in a negative, which is supported by some laboratory experiments. But do students of Rational Choice Theory really behave more selfishly? This paper presents evidence from a natural decision on voluntary donation at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014034163
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Attitudes Toward Tax Evasion : A Demographic Study of Switzerland
McGee, Robert W. - 2014
interact with attitudes toward tax evasion. Secondly, we examine several demographic variables that were not examined in prior … trend analysis is also done to determine whether Swiss attitudes regarding tax evasion have changed in recent years. A … comparison is made with other ethical issues to determine the relative seriousness of tax evasion. The study found that attitudes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013056931
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Protestantism and government spendig: A negative relationship? An empirical application to Swiss Cantons
Fischer, Justina A. V.; Schneider, Friedrich - 2007
Recent empirical growth literature suggests that cultural factors play a decisive role in economic development, while empirical evidence for their impact on government activity remains scant. In this paper, we conjecture based on Weber's Protestant Ethics that 'Protestant values' such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281342
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Protestantism and government spendig : a negative relationship? ; an empirical application to Swiss Cantons
Fischer, Justina A. V. (contributor);  … - 2007
Recent empirical growth literature suggests that cultural factors play a decisive role in economic development, while empirical evidence for their impact on government activity remains scant. In this paper, we conjecture based on Weber's Protestant Ethics that 'Protestant values' such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003604466
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Protestantism and Government Spending : A Negative Relationship? An Empirical Application to Swiss Cantons
Fischer, Justina A. V. - 2008
Recent empirical growth literature suggests that cultural factors play a decisive role in economic development, while empirical evidence for their impact on government activity remains scant. In this paper, we conjecture based on Weber's Protestant Ethics that 'Protestant values' such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012725749
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In the eye of the beholder: subjective inequality measures and the demand for redistribution
Kuhn, Andreas - 2009
This paper presents a simple conceptual framework intended for describing individuals' subjective evaluations of occupational wage inequality and their demand for redistribution. Most importantly, the framework explicitly allows for the distinction between individuals' perceptions and their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269446
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In the eye of the beholder : subjective inequality measures and the demand for redistribution
Kuhn, Andreas - 2009
This paper presents a simple conceptual framework intended for describing individuals' subjective evaluations of occupational wage inequality and their demand for redistribution. Most importantly, the framework explicitly allows for the distinction between individuals' perceptions and their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003893801