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Reciprocity and emotions : arousal, self-reports, and expectations
Ben Shaḥar, Gershon; Bornstein, Gary; Hopfensitz, Astrid - 2004
reciprocation. In this study, physiological and self-report measures were employed to investigate the role of emotions, using the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011451382
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Emotion at stake : the role of stake size and emotions in a power-to-take game experiment in China with a comparison to Europe
Bosman, Ronald; Hennig-Schmidt, Heike; Winden, Frans A. … - 2016
This paper experimentally investigates how monetary incentives and emotions influence behaviour in a two-player power … by destroying his or her own endowment. We focus on how stake size (endowment) and emotions influence responses in China … small stake size. Second, emotions related to anger and joy mediate the impact of the take rate on destruction. Third …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452814
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The behavioral impact of emotions in a power-to-take game : an experimental study
Bosman, Ronald; Winden, Frans A. A. M. van - 2000
. In this experimental study, we are primarily interested in how emotions influence responder behavior. Our findings are … significantly decreases the intensity of joy and happiness. Since negative emotions are experienced as painful, there is direct …) Expectations have a significant effect on the probability of punishment but not on the intensity of experienced emotion. This last …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781606
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When the market drives you crazy : stock market returns and fatal car accidents
Giulietti, Corrado; Tonin, Mirco; Vlassopoulos, Michael - 2018
falsification tests support a causal interpretation of this finding. Our results are consistent with immediate emotions stirred by a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011888614
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Belief-dependent motivations and psychological game theory
Battigalli, Pierpaolo; Dufwenberg, Martin - 2020
preferences depend directly on own or others’ beliefs. It allows for incorporating, e.g., emotions, reciprocity, image concerns …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012213185
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Giving and costless retaliation in the power-to-take game
Drouvelis, Michalis; Hanaki, Nobuyuki; Shimada, Natsumi; … - 2023
Extending the power-to-take game, we explore the impact of two forces that may shape retaliation. In our 2x2 design, i) in addition to taking, the proposers can give part of their endowment to the responders, and ii) in addition to destroying their own endowment in retaliation, the responders...
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Cognitive abilities and the demand for bad policy
Nunnari, Salvatore; Proto, Eugenio; Rustichini, Aldo - 2024
Rational choice theories assume that voters accurately assess the outcomes of policies. However, many important policies—such as regulating prices and introducing Pigouvian taxation—yield outcomes through indirect or equilibrium effects that may differ from their direct effects. Citizens may...
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Macroeconomic modeling when agents are imperfectly informed
De Grauwe, Paul (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003712532
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Are risk aversion and impatience related to cognitive ability?
Dohmen, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Sunde, Uwe - 2009
This paper investigates whether risk aversion and impatience are correlated with cognitive ability. We conduct incentive compatible choice experiments measuring risk aversion, and impatience over an annual time horizon, for a representative sample of roughly 1,000 German adults. A measure of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003833308
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Do better schools lead to more growth? : cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation
Hanushek, Eric Alan; Woessmann, Ludger - 2009
We provide evidence that the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth reflects a causal effect of cognitive skills and supports the economic benefits of effective school policy. We develop a new common metric that allows tracking student achievement across countries, over...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003806721