The measurement of social norms plays a pivotal role in many social sciences. While economists predominantly conduct … experiments, sociologists rather employ (factorial) surveys. Both methods, however, suffer from distinct weaknesses. Experiments … consensus of social norms. Surveys, on the other, lack the ability to measure actual behavior. This paper argues that the so …

Why is it that well-intentioned actions can create persistent conflicts? While norms are widely regarded as a source … for cooperation, this article proposes a novel theory in which the emergence of norms can be understood as a bargaining … norm is likely. In contrast, in moderately complex situations, convergence is unlikely and several equally reasonable norms …

not only moral considerations but also the information setting of perpetrators of externalities are taken into account by …, information related to the side effects of actions crucially affect the judgments of impartial observers. -- intentionality …

individuals. Experiments show that people care about others' well-being and their relative standing. This paper investigates …

expected outcomes or carry the same information on other's intentions while they have different outcome-invariant properties …