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How does socio-economic status shape a child's personality?
Deckers, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; … - 2015
We show that socio-economic status (SES) is a powerful predictor of many facets of a child's personality. The facets of … score higher on IQ tests. We also discuss potential pathways through which SES could affect the formation of a child …'s personality by documenting that many dimensions of a child's environment differ systematically by SES: parenting style, quantity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010510510
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How does socio-economic status shape a child's personality?
Deckers, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; … - 2015
We show that socio-economic status (SES) is a powerful predictor of many facets of a child's personality. The facets of … score higher on IQ tests. We also discuss potential pathways through which SES could affect the formation of a child …'s personality by documenting that many dimensions of a child's environment differ systematically by SES: parenting style, quantity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010530593
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The formation of prosociality : causal evidence on the role of social environment
Kosse, Fabian; Deckers, Thomas; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah - 2016
. In a first step, we show that socio-economic status (SES) as well as the intensity of mother-child interaction and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011455853
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The formation of prosociality : causal evidence on the role of social environment
Kosse, Fabian; Deckers, Thomas; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah - 2016
. In a first step, we show that socio-economic status (SES) as well as the intensity of mother-child interaction and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011477514
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Malleability of preferences for honesty
Abeler, Johannes; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian - 2021
Reporting private information is a key part of economic decision making. A recent literature has found that many people have a preference for honest reporting, contrary to usual economic assumptions. In this paper, we investigate whether preferences for honesty are malleable and what determines...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517229
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Malleability of preferences for honesty
Abeler, Johannes; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian - 2021
Reporting private information is a key part of economic decision making. A recent literature has found that many people have a preference for honest reporting, contrary to usual economic assumptions. In this paper, we investigate whether preferences for honesty are malleable and what determines...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013190684
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The development of egalitarian norm enforcement in childhood and adolescence
Bašić, Zvonimir; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 179 (2020), pp. 667-680
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012486998
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Self-assessment : the role of the social environment
Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; … - 2020
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self-assessment. We introduce a novel incentivized measurement tool to measure the accuracy of self-assessment among children and use this tool to show that children from high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012237545
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Early childhood environment, breastfeeding and the formation of preferences
Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian - 2016
This study provides insights on the role of early childhood family environment within the process of preference formation. We start by presenting evidence showing that breastfeeding duration is a valid measure of the quality of early childhood environment. In the main analysis, we then...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011581997
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The formation of prosociality : causal evidence on the role of social environment
Kosse, Fabian; Deckers, Thomas; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah - 2017
. In a first step, we show that socio-economic status (SES) as well as the intensity of mother-child interaction and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011687758