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Initiated by the seminal work of Fehr and Fischbacher (Evolution and Human Behavior (2004)), a large body of research has shown that people often take punitive actions towards norm violators even when they are not directly involved in transactions. This paper shows in an experimental setting...
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We investigate gender differences in lying behavior when the opportunity to tell lies is repeated. In specific, we distinguish the situations in which such an opportunity can be planned versus when it comes as a surprise. We utilize data from an existing published research and show that when the...
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Das 2001 eingeführte nationale Bio-Siegel darf seit Juli 2012 nur noch zusammen mit dem im Jahr 2010 eingeführten EU-Bio-Logo verwendet werden. Drei Jahre später nutzen noch 4.486 Unternehmen auf 70.393 Produkten das nationale BioSiegel. Mit Hilfe einer experimentellen Studie im Bereich...
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's attributes. This online experiment investigates the effect of defaults, recommendations, and mandatory minimum contributions …. Expert or political regulator information decreases intervention effectiveness. The study improves our understanding of …
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gap in willingness to compete through an information intervention that informs participants of the gap and advises them … about the potential earnings implications. We find that this simple information intervention reduced the gender gap, both in … participants (primarily high-performing women) benefited from the intervention, others lost out. We discuss the implications for …
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We theoretically and empirically investigate the investments of water users in a stylized local irrigation system. We model irrigation self-management as an interdependent interaction of users in an evolutionary game and study the resilience of the irrigation system. The theoretical model...
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Jordan. Using a simple sharing experiment, we find only a small degree of out-group discrimination. However, Jordanian …
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-form chat communication among firms in a laboratory experiment, we identify typical communication patterns for both explicit …
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This article analyzes and compares the climate policy and transformation pathways of the forerunner cities Turku (Finland), Groningen (The Netherlands), Rostock, and Potsdam (both located in Germany). Our study combines an international comparison of cities located in three different countries...
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The South African wine industry has recently launched the world's first 'no sulphite added' wine made from indigenous Rooibos & Honeybush toasted wood chips. This wood chip contains antioxidant properties known to protect wine from oxidation. On the other hand, SO2 as a preservative, is often...
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