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Anticipatory anxiety and wishful thinking
Engelmann, Jan; Lebreton, Maël; Schwardmann, Peter; … - 2019
It is widely hypothesized that anxiety and worry about an uncertain future lead to the adoption of comforting beliefs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012026094
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Self-assessment : the role of the social environment
Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; … - 2020
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self-assessment. We introduce a novel incentivized measurement tool to measure the accuracy of self-assessment among children and use this tool to show that children from high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012214851
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Self-assessment : the role of the social environment
Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; … - 2020
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self-assessment. We introduce a novel incentivized measurement tool to measure the accuracy of self-assessment among children and use this tool to show that children from high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219381
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Self-assessment : the role of the social environment
Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; … - 2020
This study presents descriptive and causal evidence on the role of the social environment in shaping the accuracy of self-assessment. We introduce a novel incentivized measurement tool to measure the accuracy of self-assessment among children and use this tool to show that children from high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012237545
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Who cares about social image?
Engelmann, Dirk; Friedrichsen, Jana - 2018
This paper experimentally investigates how concerns for social approval relate to intrinsic motivations to purchase ethically. Participants state their willingness-to-pay for both a fair trade and a conventional chocolate bar in private or publicly. A standard model of social image predicts that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011895829
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"It's not about the money. It's about sending a message!" : unpacking the components of revenge
Molńar, András; Chaudhry, Shereen J.; Loewenstein, … - 2020
desire to affect beliefs often prioritized over distributive and retributive preferences? We test whether punishers derive … transgressor’s suffering), and cognitive states (the transgressor's beliefs about the cause of that suffering). In a novel …, preregistered experiment (N = 1,959) we demonstrate that consideration for transgressors' beliefs affects punishment decisions on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012166019
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Do not incentivize eco-friendly behavior : go for a competition to go green!
Bühren, Christoph; Daskalakis, Maria - 2015
effort lab experiments with 550 subjects in 11 treatments and one baseline. Our results indicate that monetary incentives to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011373730
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Shifting confidence in homeownership : the great recession
Bracha, Anat; Jamison, Julian C. - 2012 - This version: June 26, 2012
The authors study the responses to several questions related to real estate that were added to the Michigan Survey of Consumers in July and August 2011. In particular, they asked about attitudes toward renting versus buying a home, about commuting, and about how much to spend on a mortgage. By...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009564354
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When does the price affect the taste? : results from a wine experiment
Almenberg, Johan; Dreber, Anna - 2009 - Rev. March 2, 2010
We designed an experiment that examines how knowledge about the price of a good, and the time at which the information is received, affects how the good is experienced. The good in question was wine, and the price was either high or low. Our results suggest that hosts offering wine to guests can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003826777
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Social anchor effects in decision-making under ambiguity
Lahno, Amrei M. - 2014
I experimentally examine whether feedback about others' choices provides an anchor for decision-making under ambiguity. In a between-subjects design I vary whether subjects learn choices made individually by a "peer" in a first part when facing the same task a second time, and whether prospects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010364762