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Human Ethics and Virtues : Rethinking the Homo-Economicus Model

Dhami, Sanjit S. - 2018

outlines the evidence for a more inclusive picture of humans in which ethics and morality play a central role. It argues for …

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Where to Look for the Morals in Markets?

Sutter, Matthias - 2016

Markets are ubiquitous in our daily life and, despite many imperfections, they are a great source of human welfare. Nevertheless, there is a heated recent debate on whether markets erode social responsibility and moral behavior. In fact, competitive pressure on markets may create strong...

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A Little Good Is Good Enough : Ethical Consumption, Cheap Excuses, and Moral Self-Licensing

Engel, Jeroen Jannis - 2017

We explore the role of cheap excuses in product choice. If a product improves upon one ethically relevant dimension, agents may care less about other, completely independent ethical facets of the product. This ‘static moral self-licensing' would extend the logic of the well studied moral...

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Reformation and Reallocation : Religious and Secular Economic Activity in Early Modern Germany

Cantoni, Davide - 2017

The Protestant Reformation, beginning in 1517, was a first-order economic shock. We document its effects on the sectoral allocation of economic activity in Germany using highly disaggregated data. During the Reformation, particularly in Protestant regions, large numbers of monasteries were...

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Homo Moralis : Personal Characteristics, Institutions, and Moral Decision-Making

Deckers, Thomas - 2016

This paper studies how individual characteristics, institutions, and their interaction influence moral decisions. We validate a moral paradigm focusing on the willingness to accept harming third parties. Consequences of moral decisions are real. We explore how moral behavior varies with...

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The Limits to Moral Erosion in Markets : Social Norms and the Replacement Excuse

Bartling, Björn - 2017

This paper studies the impact of a key feature of competitive markets on moral behavior: the possibility that a competitor will step in and conclude the deal if a conscientious market actor forgoes a profitable business opportunity for ethical reasons. We study experimentally whether people...

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Constraints on Matching Markets Based on Moral Concerns

Huesmann, Katharina - 2015

Various markets ban or heavily restrict monetary transfers. This is often motivated by moral concerns. However, it appears to be disputable whether the observed restrictions on transfers are the appropriate market design answer to these concerns. Instead of exogenously restricting transfers on a...

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The Power of Religious Organizations in Human Decision Processes : Analyzing Voting Behavior

Torgler, Benno; Stadelmann, David; Portmann, Marco - 2021

’s recommendations. We find that voting recommendations do indeed matter, implying that even in a secularized world, religion plays a …

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Petty Corruption and Citizen Reports

Angelucci, Charles - 2017

comply with regulations before undertaking an activity. Officials verify their compliance and may engage in corruption. In … line with existing work, the government tolerates corruption and weak enforcement when it does not communicate with … corruption and improves regulatory enforcement. In an extension, we incorporate intermediaries and show their presence makes the …

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A Journey from a Corruption Port to a Tax Haven

Hebous, Shafik - 2011

corruption and the concealment of officials' bribes, tax havens discourage the provision of public goods and hence have also a …

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