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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 … personality we investigate encompass time preferences, risk preferences, and altruism, as well as crystallized and fluid IQ. We …'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 … personality we investigate encompass time preferences, risk preferences, and altruism, as well as crystallized and fluid IQ. We …'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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How does socio-economic status shape a child's personality? : conference paper
Deckers, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; … - 2014 - November 11, 2013
We show that parental socioeconomic status (SES) is a powerful predictor of many facets of a child's personality. The … facets of personality we investigate encompass time preferences, risk preferences, and altruism that are important …'s initial conditions at birth, and family structure. Personality profiles that vary systematically with parental SES off er an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010480667
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Unemployment and right-wing extremist crime
Falk, Armin (contributor); Zweimüller, Josef (contributor) - 2005
Right-wing extremism is a serious problem in many societies. A prominent hypothesis states that unemployment plays a crucial role for the occurrence of right-wing extremist crime. In this paper we empirically test this hypothesis. We use a previously not used data set which includes all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002694257
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Unemployment and Right-Wing Extremist Crime
Falk, Armin; Zweimüller, Josef - 2021
Right-wing extremism is a serious problem in many societies. A prominent hypothesis states that unemployment plays a crucial role for the occurrence of right-wing extremist crime. In this paper we empirically test this hypothesis. We use a previously not used data set which includes all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318624
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Are Risk Aversion and Impatience Related to Cognitive Ability?
Dohmen, Thomas J.; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Sunde, Uwe - 2021
This paper investigates whether risk aversion and impatience are correlated with cognitive ability. We conduct incentive compatible choice experiments measuring risk aversion, and impatience over an annual time horizon, for a representative sample of roughly 1,000 German adults. A measure of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316382
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Are Risk Aversion and Impatience Related to Cognitive Ability?
Dohmen, Thomas J.; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Sunde, Uwe - 2021
Is the way that people make risky choices, or tradeoffs over time, related to cognitive ability? This paper investigates whether there is a link between cognitive ability, risk aversion, and impatience, using a representative sample of the population and incentive compatible measures. We conduct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013317128
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Homo moralis: personal characteristics, institutions, and moral decision-making
Deckers, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Szech, Nora - 2016
This paper studies how individual characteristics, institutions, and their interaction influence moral decisions. We validate a moral paradigm focusing on the willingness to accept harming third parties. Consequences of moral decisions are real. We explore how moral behavior varies with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011433835
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Homo moralis : personal characteristics, institutions, and moral decision-making
Deckers, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Szech, Nora - 2016
This paper studies how individual characteristics, institutions, and their interaction influence moral decisions. We validate a moral paradigm focusing on the willingness to accept harming third parties. Consequences of moral decisions are real. We explore how moral behavior varies with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434041
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Homo moralis : personal characteristics, institutions, and moral decision-making
Deckers, Thomas; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Szech, Nora - 2016
This paper studies how individual characteristics, institutions, and their interaction influence moral decisions. We validate a moral paradigm focusing on the willingness to accept harming third parties. Consequences of moral decisions are real. We explore how moral behavior varies with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011453419