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The solidarity motive
Engel, Christoph - 2016
For decades, experimental economics has been very interested in behavior that could be characterized as practicing solidarity (although the term is rarely used). Solidarity is a key concept in Catholic Social Teaching. This paper builds a bridge between these two endeavors that, thus far, had...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011553331
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Committing the English and the continental way : an experiment
Engel, Christoph; Schmelzer, André - 2017
On the doctrinal surface, there is a deep divide between common and continental law when it comes to the origin of contractual obligations. Under continental law, in principle a unilateral promise suffices. Common law by contrast requires consideration. When it comes to deciding cases, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011706153
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Deterrence by Imperfect Sanctions – A Public Good Experiment
Engel, Christoph - 2013
Sanctions are often so weak that a money maximizing individual would not be deterred. In this paper I show that they may nonetheless serve a forward looking purpose if sufficiently many individuals are averse against advantageous inequity. Using the Fehr/Schmidt model (QJE 1999) I define three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013081462
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Deterrence by imperfect sanctions : a public good experiment
Engel, Christoph - 2013
Sanctions are often so weak that a money maximizing individual would not be deterred. In this paper I show that they may nonetheless serve a forward looking purpose if sufficiently many individuals are averse against advantageous inequity. Using the Fehr/Schmidt model (QJE 1999) I define three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009742336
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When is the Risk of Cooperation Worth Taking? The Prisoner’s Dilemma as a Game of Multiple Motives
Engel, Christoph; Zhurakhovska, Lilia - 2013
Both in the field and in the lab, participants frequently cooperate, despite the fact that the situation can be modelled as a simultaneous, symmetric prisoner’s dilemma. This experiment manipulates the payoff in case both players defect, and explains the degree of cooperation by a combination...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014166486
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Trust, values and false consensus
Butler, Jeffrey V.; Giuliano, Paola; Guiso, Luigi - 2012
Trust beliefs are heterogeneous across individuals and, at the same time, persistent across generations. We investigate … one mechanism yielding these dual patterns: false consensus. In the context of a trust game experiment, we show that … individuals extrapolate from their own type when forming trust beliefs about the same pool of potential partners - i.e., more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289911
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Dictator games: A meta study
Engel, Christoph - 2010
Over the last 25 years, more than a hundred dictator game experiments have been published. This meta study summarizes the evidence. Exploiting the fact that most experiments had to fix parameters they did not intend to test, the meta study explores a rich set of control variables for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270444
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At the mercy of the prisoner next door: Using an experimental measure of selfishness as a criminological tool
Chmura, Thorsten; Engel, Christoph; Englerth, Markus; … - 2010
Do criminals maximise money? Are criminals more or less selfish than the average subject? Can prisons apply measures that reduce the degree of selfishness of their inmates? Using a tried and tested tool from experimental economics, we cast new light on these old criminological questions. In a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270634
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Can we manage first impressions in cooperation problems? An experimental study on "Broken (and Fixed) Windows"
Engel, Christoph; Kube, Sebastian; Kurschilgen, Michael - 2011
Cooperation problems are at the heart of many everyday situations. In this paper, we propose a very simple and light-handed mechanism to sustain cooperation and test its performance in a rich laboratory environment. The mechanism moderates cooperation by controlling experiences, more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281841
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At the mercy of the prisoner next door : using an experimental measure of selfishness as a criminological tool
Chmura, Thorsten; Engel, Christoph; Englerth, Markus; … - 2010
Do criminals maximise money? Are criminals more or less selfish than the average subject? Can prisons apply measures that reduce the degree of selfishness of their inmates? Using a tried and tested tool from experimental economics, we cast new light on these old criminological questions. In a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003980334