In economic theory, utility depends on past, present and future outcomes. The experiment described in this paper … suggests that utility also depends on people's attitudes, and that it can easily be manipulated through these attitudes. The … results imply, first, that purely outcome-based models of individual utility may be incomplete. Second, that reference …

Experimental and empirical evidence shows that the utility an individual derives from a certain state depends on the … outcomes of either the individual herself or her reference group. The experiment described in this paper suggests that, in … reference states - and hence utility - can relatively easily be influenced without changing people's outcomes, e.g., through …

tradeoff between profit maximization (market norm) and workers' welfare (social norm). We use priming to manipulate the cues …

actions, for Hindu and Muslim subjects. Priming has little effect on Hindu subjects but it enhances religious polarization in … underlying assumptions on beliefs, and their dependence on priming and identity are confirmed by the data, identifying a precise …

tradeoff between profit maximization (market norm) and workers’ welfare (social norm). We use priming to manipulate the cues …

an experiment, we identify the effect of varying individual responsibility for the moral choices of an artificially …

Experiment verhalten sich Soldaten im Durchschnitt signifikant altruistischer, kooperativer, vertrauensvoller und …