Human beings routinely help strangers at costs to themselves. Sometimes the help offered is generous - offering more than the other expects. The proximate mechanisms supporting generosity are not well-understood, but several lines of research suggest a role for empathy. In this study,...

The ideal firm has been studied over several centuries, yet little is known about what makes one successful and another fail. This pioneering book brings together leading researchers investigating the concept of the firm from a neuroscientific perspective

Some economists believe that the work of neuroeconomists threatens the theory of economics. Glenn Harrison's paper "Neuroeconomics: A Critical Reconsideration" attempts to set the score, though the points he makes are hidden behind the fumes of his anger (Glenn W. Harrison 2008). The field of...

In economic experiments decisions often differ from game-theoretic predictions. Why are people generous in one-shot ultimatum games with strangers? Is there a benefit to generosity toward strangers? Research on the neural substrates of decisions suggests that some choices are hormone-dependent....

This paper reviews the literature of behavioral-, experimental-, and neuro-economics research with the ultimatum and the dictator games. One may wonder whether Adam Smith, were he working today, would not be a neuroeconomi[st]. Aldo Rustichini 2005

Human beings routinely help strangers at costs to themselves. Sometimes the help offered is generous offering more than the other expects. The proximate mechanisms supporting generosity are not well-understood, but several lines of research suggest a role for empathy. In this study, participants...