Confidence is often seen as the key to success. Empirical evidence about how such beliefs about one's abilities … confidence about one's own ability on two central choices made by workers in the labor market: choosing between jobs with … confidence leads to an increase in subjects' propensity to choose payment schemes that depend heavily on ability. This is …

economic experiment combined with psychological instruments. He finds that bankers have a reputation for being untrustworthy … Contents Reviews of the German banking industry and the economics of other-regarding behavior Experiment exploring behavioral …

representative sample. Consistent with theoretical predictions, our findings indicate that excessive confidence in one's judgment is …

until now. The last chapter, chapter five, analyses a trust game experiment. We are interested in the isolation of three …