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Fehr, Ernst - EconWPA - 2003

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Detrimental effects of sanctions on human altruism

Fehr, Ernst; Rockenbach, Bettina - EconWPA - 2003

The existence of cooperation and social order among genetically unrelated individuals is a fundamental problem in the behavioural sciences. The prevailing approaches in biology and economics view cooperation exclusively as self-interested behaviour— unrelated individuals cooperate only if they...

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In Search of Homo Economicus: Behavioral Experiments in 15 Small- Scale Societies,

Fehr, Ernst; Henrich, Joseph; Boyd, Robert - EconWPA - 2003

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Altruistic Punishment in Humans

Fehr, Ernst; Gaechter, Simon - EconWPA - 2003

Human cooperation is an evolutionary puzzle. Unlike other creatures, people frequently cooperate with genetically unrelated strangers, often in large groups, with people they will never meet again, and when reputation gains are small or absent. These patterns of cooperation cannot be explained...

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Strong Reciprocity, Human Cooperation and the Enforcement of Social Norms

Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs; Gächter, Simon - EconWPA - 2003

This paper provides strong evidence challenging the self-interest assumption that dominates the behavioral sciences and much evolutionary thinking. The evidence indicates that many people have a tendency to voluntarily cooperate, if treated fairly, and to punish non-cooperators. We call this...

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The Regional Distribution of Skill Premia in Urban China

Whalley, John; Xing, Chunbing - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010

We document and discuss the implications of a sharp increase in the regional dispersion of skill premia in China in recent years. This has previously been little noted or discussed. We use three urban household surveys for 1995, 2002, and 2007 and estimate skill premia at provincial and city...

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Why Social Preferences Matter - The Impact of Non-Selfish Motives on Competition,

Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, …

A substantial number of people exhibit social preferences, which means they are not solely motivated by material self-interest but also care positively or negatively for the material payoffs of relevant reference agents. We show empirically that economists fail to understand fundamental economic...

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The economic approach to cities

Glaeser, Edward L. (contributor) - 2008

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The economic approach to cities

Glaeser, Edward L. (contributor) - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003748620

The economics approach to cities

Glaeser, Edward L. - 2007

's equilibrium implies that positive attributes in one location, like access to downtown or high wages, are offset by negative … attributes, like high housing prices. The employer's equilibrium requires that high wages be offset by a high level of … justify high wages is the basis for the study of agglomeration economies which has been a significant branch of urban …

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