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Better than Conscious? The Brain, the Psyche, Behavior, and Institutions
Engel, Christoph; Singer, Wolf - 2008
deliberate has evolved for good reason. But on many more tasks than one might think at first sight, intuitive decision-making, or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014221658
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Tax morale and fairness in conflict : an experiment
Engel, Christoph; Mittone, Luigi; Morreale, Azzurra - 2019
Arguably, for many citizens the perceived expected disutility from sanctions is smaller than the monetary gain from tax evasion. Nevertheless most people pay their taxes most of the time. In a lab experiment, we show that the willingness to pay taxes even absent enforcement is indeed pronounced....
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Out of sight is out of mind? : experimentally testing a gradually materializing public bad
Egberts, Alexander; Engel, Christoph; Fairfield, Joshua … - 2024
Many social ills can be modelled as a public bad. In such scenarios, private benefit is often immediate while the public damage takes some time to materialize. In this experiment, we investigate the behavioral effects caused by such delays in the realization of collective harm. By manipulating...
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The negotiation trap : an experiment on a large language model
Engel, Christoph - 2024
In an experiment on the large language model GPT-4o, a supplier always makes a higher profit if it replaces uniform contract terms with a set of terms between which the customer may choose. The extra profit results from price discrimination. There is a first order and a second order effect. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015325351
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The Impact of Representation Norms on the Quality of Judicial Decisions
Engel, Christoph - 2005
done. These norms serve a whole array of purposes. This paper shows that one substantial effect is on decision quality. The … decision taken. And they guide him through the judgment elements inherent in his task. There is interplay between both effects … when it comes to combating occasional non-normative motivation, debiasing and the choice of an appropriate decision mode …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014068576
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The Impact of Institutions on the Decision How to Decide
Engel, Christoph; Weber, Elke U. - 2015
The human mind is not a general problem solving machine. Instead of deliberately, consciously and serially processing the available information, men can rely on routines, rules, roles or affect for the purpose. They can bring in technology, experts or groups. For all of these reasons, men have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014026723
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Manna from Heaven for Judges – Judges’ Reaction to a Quasi-Random Reduction in Caseload
Engel, Christoph; Weinshall, Keren - 2020
What is the impact of caseload on judicial decision-making? Is increasing judicial staff effective in improving … reduced. We find that the reduction had a significant impact on the process and outcomes of judicial decision-making. Judges … costs. We discuss the implications for judicial management and theories about judicial decision-making …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014032424
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Manna from heaven for judges : judges' reaction to a quasi-random reduction in caseload
Engel, Christoph; Weinshall, Keren - 2020
What is the impact of caseload on judicial decision-making? Is increasing judicial staff effective in improving … reduced. We find that the reduction had a significant impact on the process and outcomes of judicial decision-making. Judges … costs. We discuss the implications for judicial management and theories about judicial decision-making. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012153370
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Integrating machine behavior into human subject experiments: A user-friendly toolkit and illustrations
Engel, Christoph; Grossmann, Max R. P.; Ockenfels, Axel - 2024
Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to profoundly transform and enrich experimental economic research. We propose a new software framework, "alter_ego", which makes it easy to design experiments between LLMs and to integrate LLMs into oTreebased experiments with human subjects. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014536319
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Integrating machine behavior into human subject experiments: A user-friendly toolkit and illustrations
Engel, Christoph; Grossmann, Max R. P.; Ockenfels, Axel - 2024
Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to profoundly transform and enrich experimental economic research. We propose a new software framework, "alter_ego", which makes it easy to design experiments between LLMs and to integrate LLMs into oTree-based experiments with human subjects. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015046579