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distortions and hyperbolic discounting. But is it the same people who are prone to these behaviors? Based on an experiment with …
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revealed preference experiment, and without making any parametric assumptions, we show that 1/3 of participants belong in the …
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as cumulative prospect theory. Based on a laboratory experiment with real monetary incentives, we show that incidental …
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There is abundant evidence that many individuals violate the rationality assumptions routinely made in economics …. However, powerful evidence also indicates that violations of individual rationality do not necessarily refute the aggregate … predictions of standard economic models that assume full rationality of all agents. Thus, a key question is how the interactions …
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In the television show Affari Tuoi a contestant is endowed with a sealed box containing a monetary prize between one cent and half a million euros. In the course of the show the contestant learns more information about the distribution of possible monetary prizes inside her box. Consider two...
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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...
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areas are presented: bounded rationality, non-selfish behaviour, and the economics of happiness. …
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Moderne Ökonomie und Sozialpsychologie beschäftigen sich beide mit der Erklärung menschlichen Verhaltens. Dieser Artikel gibt eine Übersicht über die Interaktion zwischen den beiden Wissenschaften. Zum einen werden einige grundlegende Aspekte dieser Beziehung diskutiert; zum anderen werden...
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Most economic models are based on the self-interest hypothesis that assumes that all people are exclusively motivated by their material self-interest. In recent years experimental economists have gathered overwhelming evidence that systematically refutes the self-interest hypothesis and suggests...
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This paper examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction using longitudinal data on women from the German Socio-Economic Panel. Previous studies have focused on satisfaction differences between parents and comparable childless adults, mostly finding small and often negative...
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