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Loss aversion in social image concerns
Petrishcheva, Vasilisa; Riener, Gerhard - 2020
We conduct a laboratory experiment to explore whether loss aversion applies to social image concerns. First, subjects are ranked publicly in a social image relevant domain, an IQ test, to establish own rank as a within-subject reference point. We then induce an exogenous change in within-subject...
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To condemn is not to punish : an experiment on hypocrisy
Jauernig, Johanna; Grundherr, Michael von; Uhl, Matthias - 2020
Hypocrisy is the act of claiming moral standards to which one's own behavior does conform. Instances of hypocrisy, such as supposedly green car manufacturer Volkswagen's emissions-related scandal, are frequently reported in the media. In a controlled and incentivized experiment, we find that...
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Identifying and debunking environmental-related false news stories : an experimental study
Grüner, Sven - 2020 - This version: 09.09.2020
Informed decisions are the cornerstone of a functioning democracy. The goal of this paper is twofold. First, to explore who is good at distinguishing between true and false, and, second, to learn something about mechanisms to debunk false news stories. In an experimental study, subjects were...
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Ignorance, intention and stochastic outcomes
Friedrichsen, Jana; Momsen, Katharina; Piasenti, Stefano - 2021
In sequential interactions, both the first mover's intention and the outcome of his choice may influence the second mover's action. While outcomes are typically observable, intentions are more likely to be hidden, leaving potential wiggle room for the second mover when deciding on a...
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Absolute groupishness and the demand for information
Lohse, Johannes; McDonald, Rebecca - 2021
Does social identity affect how decision makers consume and digest new information? We study this question through a theoretically informed experiment, employing a variant of the sender receiver game in which receivers can purchase reports from up to two senders. Depending on senders'...
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Study on consumer preferences towards vegetables
Necula, Diana Maria; Bădan, Daniela Nicoleta - In: Agrarian economy and rural development : realities and …, (pp. 135-141). 2020
, there has been a tendency to increase the consumption of vegetables among Romanians, this being attributed to the increase …
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Heterogeneity in regional consumption due to current income shocks : testing the permanent income hypothesis for German panel data
Mitze, Timo - 2010 - First incomplete version: February 2010
consumption to a 'surprise' term in permanent income as well as past values of consumption growth. We can interpret this … income growth measuring the excess sensitivity of consumption with respect to income changes and thus the degree of liquidity … for the asymmetry in the income-consumption path for German regions both with respect to the long and short run adjustment …
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Factor shares and the rise in corporate net lending
Behringer, Jan - 2020
corporate net lending determinants. We disentangle the effects of the profit share on corporate saving and investment and …
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Save or pay-as-you-go : the effcts of ageing on optimal retirement funding
Hott, Christian - 2019
Ageing of most societies is driven by two factors: (1) birth rates are declining and (2) people are living longer. These developments have substantial effects on economies and, in particular, on the funding of our living standards in retirement. We develop an overlapping generation model in...
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Dripless : a smart household water monitoring system
Abdelfattah, Islam; Abdelkader, Mohamed F.; Ghuniem, Atef - 2019
Egypt is facing a water scarcity challenge in the upcoming years, making rationalizing household water consumption an …
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