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happiness. In this literature it is usually assumed that reference standards against which people compare themselves are …
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happiness. In this literature it is usually assumed that reference standards against which people compare themselves are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013319257
Which behavior-based interventions are more appropriate to induce energy saving: energy saving goals with or without …. Instead, fostering non-incentivized self-set goals and providing social comparison induced substantial effort to protect the …
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Which behavior-based interventions are more appropriate to induce energy saving: energy saving goals with or without …. Instead, fostering non-incentivized self-set goals and providing social comparison induced substantial effort to protect the …
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Which behavioral interventions are more appropriate to induce energy saving: energy saving goals with or without … intention to invest effort in energy saving but may backfire if real effort is required. Instead, self-set goals - without … no support that goals and social comparison change every-day behavior in energy consumption. Our study concludes with …
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Standard economic theory assumes that individual risk taking decisions are independent from the social context. Recent experimental evidence however shows that the income of peers has a systematic impact on observed degrees of risk aversion. In particular, subjects strive for balance in the...
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This study attempts to combine two traditional fields in microeconomics: individual decision making under risk and decision making in an interpersonal context. The influence of social comparison on risky choices is explored in an experiment in which participants make a series of choices between...
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This paper theoretically and experimentally studies decision-making in risky and social environments. We explore the interdependence of individual risk attitudes and social preferences in form of inequality aversion as two decisive behavioral determinants in such contexts. Our model and the data...
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This paper theoretically and experimentally studies decision-making in risky and social environments. We explore the interdependence of individual risk attitudes and social preferences in the form of inequality aversion as two decisive behavioral determinants in such contexts. Our model and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011618161
Existing sociological research on support for anti-poverty programs largely focuses on broad categories of welfare or assistance to the poor rather than particular types of transfers. Using an experimental survey design and mixed methods research, we examine whether support for anti-poverty...
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