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Frey, Bruno S. - 2009

feasible alternatives to punishment exist, such as offering positive incentives or handing out awards for law abiding behavior … to a large extent law abiding, they are more motivated to observe the law. -- crime ; punishment ; incentives … ; motivation ; framing ; broken window theory …

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Economists in the PITS?

Frey, Bruno S. - 2009

in such journals. Such academic competition is held to provide the right incentives for hard work, but there may be … ; publication ; journals ; incentives ; economic methodology …

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Commitment to pay taxes : a field experiment on the importance of promise

Koessler, Ann-Kathrin; Torgler, Benno; Feld, Lars P.; … - 2016

The ability of a tax authority to successfully collect taxes depends critically on both its relationship with the taxpayers and how strongly these taxpayers are committed to contributing to the common good. We present evidence on a new non-intrusive approach aimed at fostering the commitment to...

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Does the John Bates Clark Medal boost subsequent productivity and ciation success?

Chan, Ho Fai; Frey, Bruno S.; Gallus, Jana; Torgler, Benno - 2013

Despite the social importance of awards, they have been largely disregarded by academic research in economics. This paper investigates whether a specific, yet important, award in economics, the John Bates Clark Medal, raises recipients ́subsequent research activity and status compared to a...

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Noblesse oblige? : determinants of survival in a life and death situation

Frey, Bruno S. (contributor); Savage, David A. (contributor) - 2008

This paper explored the determinants of survival in a life and death situation created by an external and unpredictable shock. We are interested to see whether pro-social behaviour matters in such extreme situations. We therefore focus on the sinking of the RMS Titanic as a quasi-natural...

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Awards in economics : towards a new field of inquiry

Frey, Bruno S.; Neckermann, Susanne - 2009

. First steps towards integrating awards into economic theory are undertaken. -- Awards ; non-monetary incentives ; economics …

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Academics appreciate awards : a new aspect of incentives in research

Frey, Bruno S.; Neckermann, Susanne - 2009

economic literature on incentives, and discusses their relationship to monetary compensation. Awards are better suited than … complement, or even substitute for, monetary incentives. While we discuss awards in the context of academia, our conclusions … apply to other principal-agent settings as well. -- Awards ; money ; incentives ; academia ; research …

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Surviving the Titanic disaster : economic, natural and social determinants

Frey, Bruno S.; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - 2009

The sinking of the Titanic in April 1912 took the lives of 68 percent of the people aboard. Who survived? It was women and children who had a higher probability of being saved, not men. Likewise, people traveling in first class had a better chance of survival than those in second and third...

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The life satisfaction approach to environmental valuation

Frey, Bruno S.; Lüchinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - 2009

In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...

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A multiplicity of approaches to institutional analysis : applications to the government and the arts

Frey, Bruno S. - 2009

Four types of economicsʺ relevant for institutional analysis are distinguished: Standard Neoclassical Economics; Socio-Economics or Social Economics; New Institutional Economics; and Psychological Economics (often misleadingly called Behavioural Economics). The paper argues that an extension of...

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