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Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - EconWPA - 2004

We examine the characteristics and relative strength of third-party sanctions in a series of experiments. We hypothesize that egalitarian distribution norms and cooperation norms apply in our experiments, and that third parties, whose economic payoff is unaffected by the norm violation, may be...

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Are there Regional Variations in the Psychological Cost of Unemployment in South Africa?

Powdthavee, Nattavudh - EconWPA - 2003

Are certain groups of unemployed individuals hurt less by unemployment than others? This paper is an attempt to test the hypothesis that non- pecuniary costs of unemployment may vary between societies with different unemployment rates. Using cross-sectional data from the SALDRU93 survey, we show...

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Snir, Avichai; Levy, Daniel - EconWPA - 2005

Economic organization of the imaginary worlds depicted in popular literary works may be viewed as a mirror to public opinion on the economic organization of life. If a book becomes a best-seller, it is because the book conveys messages, feelings, and events the readers can relate to. In other...

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ETHISCHE RATINGS FÜR UNTERNEHMEN AUS KONSUMENTENSICHT – MÖGLICHKEITEN, AUSWIRKUNGEN UND GRENZEN –

Ries, Barbara; Sträter, Norbert - EconWPA - 2004

Begriffe Ethik und Rating definiert. Anschließend wird ein ethisches Rating entworfen, das anhand von konkreten Kriterien eine …

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Are Happy People Ethical People? Evidence from North America and Europe

Harvey S. James Jr. - EconWPA - 2003

This paper contributes to the growing literature on happiness research by examining whether happiness affects the ethical decisions of individuals. First, a recursive model of ethical decision making is developed in which an agent's utility is assumed to be a function of money, ethical...

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Consumers’ and Professionals’ Responses to Situations Raising Ethical Questions

Sirieix, Lucie; Gurviez, P.; Rohrig, C. - EconWPA - 2005

’ expectations with regard to ethics are little understood by professionals. This study leads to a better understanding of the …

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Corruption, Governance and Security: Challenges for the Rich Countries and the World

Kaufmann, Daniel - EconWPA - 2004

undue influence. We construct a new set of ethics indices, encompassing forms of (legal) corruption not subject to …

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"Civil Economy and Civilized Economics: Essentials for Sustainable Development"

Goodwin, Neva; 2001, January - EconWPA - 2001

principles. In particular, the concept of sustainability, carrying with it clear requirements for values, goals and ethics, has …

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Does Ethics Training Neutralize the Incentives of the Prisoner's Dilemma? Evidence from a Classroom Experiment

Harvey S. James Jr.; Cohen, Jeffrey - EconWPA - 2002

Teaching economics has been shown to encourage students to defect in a prisoner's dilemma game. However, can ethics … students who had the ethics module had higher rates of cooperation than students without the ethics module, even after … controlling for communication and other factors expected to affect cooperation. We conclude that the teaching of ethics can …

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