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Markets for expert services are characterized by information asymmetries between experts and consumers. We analyze the effects of consumer information, where consumers suffer from either a minor or serious problem and only experts can infer the appropriate treatment. Consumer information is a...
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Markets for credence goods are classified by experts alone being able to identify consumers' problems and determine appropriate services for solution. Examining a market where experts have to invest in costly diagnosis to correctly identify problems and consumers being able to visit multiple...
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The model of time-inconsistent procrastination by O'Donoughe and Rabin shows that individuals who are not aware of their present-bias (nai͏̈ve) procrastinate more than individuals who are aware of it (sophisticated) or are not present-biased (time-consistent). This paper tests this prediction....
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findings of selected fairness models which include social preferences change when equity aversionʺ is integrated into the … tendency towards convergence (inequity aversion) and towards divergence (equity aversion) in the macro economy. On the … conclusions concerning economic policy in different areas. -- economic welfare ; inequity aversion ; fairness concepts …
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We examine whether social preferences are determined by hormones. We do this by investigating whether markers for the strength of prenatal testosterone exposure (finger length ratios) and current exposure to progesterone and oxytocin (the menstrual cycle) are correlated with choices in social...
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payment. We find that the consumers exhibit considerable fairness towards the workers by buying from the firm with the higher … average wages despite its significant crowding-out effects on consumers' fairness concerns. Abolishing a minimum wage crowds … in consumers' fairness concerns, but crowding in is not sufficient to avoid overall negative effects on the workers …
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, we compare a situation that does not consider fairness to a situation in which we allow for inequity-averse consumers. We … show that the algorithm learns to charge different, revenue-maximizing prices and simultaneously increase fairness in terms …
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The widespread use of markets leads to unprecedented material well-being in many societies. We study whether market interaction, as a side effect, erodes moral values. An encompassing understanding of the virtues and vices of markets, including their possible impact on moral values, is necessary...
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The widespread use of markets leads to unprecedented material well-being in many societies. We study whether market interaction, as a side effect, erodes moral values. An encompassing understanding of the virtues and vices of markets, including their possible impact on moral values, is necessary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270575
Firms are usually reluctant to disclose information about the production costs of their goods and services; however, some firms have recently started to disclose cost information to consumers. This research examines the consequences of disclosing transaction-level wage information on consumer...
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