The current doctoral thesis is comprised of three distinct papers with a unifying theme of studying human behavior in strategic environments of incomplete information. Each paper considers a particular manifestation of information guiding, shaping or in some other way, affecting human behavior...

Pro-social and ethical behavior primarily understood as the ability to sacrifice ones own interest to the benefit of others leads to welfare improvements and social progress, whereas anti-social and unethical actions result in irrevocable welfare losses and destruction. This dissertation...

Die vorliegende Dissertation widmet sich mit Hilfe kontrollierter Laborexperimente der übergeordneten Frage, wie menschliche Kooperation in Situationen ermöglicht werden kann, in denen die materiellen Anreize egoistisches, nicht gruppendienliches Verhalten begünstigen. Diese Frage wird in der...