Nicht erst zu Pandemiezeiten wurden Bücherregale als Hintergründe genutzt – das Buch als Symbol eines bestimmten, meist gehobenen und intellektuell aufgeladenen, Lebensstils erfreut bereits seit langer Zeit Beliebtheit. Doch nicht nur als prestigeträchtiger Wissensvermittler auf...

The progress in information and communication technology since the 1970s has expanded Internet use and promoted economic development worldwide. Although empirical studies have revealed that social norms change with economic and social development, empirical evidence regarding the association...

We study whether female students benefit from being taught by female professors, and whether such gender match effects differ by class size. We use administrative records of a German public university, covering all programs and courses between 2006 and 2018. We find that gender match effects on...

We examine how caste identity affects ingroup voluntary contribution to public goods using a lab-in-the-field experiment in rural India with members from the top and bottom of the caste hierarchy. Using a 2-person public good game with homogenous groups, we empirically test (i) whether a caste...

We study whether female students benefit from being taught by female professors, and whether such gender match effects differ by class size. We use administrative records of a German public university, covering all programs and courses between 2006 and 2018. We find that gender match effects on...