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March, Christoph; Ziegelmeyer, Anthony - 2016

We report two information cascade game experiments that directly test the impact of altruism on observational learning. Participants interact in two parallel sequences, the observed and the unobserved sequence. Only the actions of the observed entail informational benefits to subsequent...

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On the evolution of preferences

Gamba, Astrid - 2011

A common feature of the literature on the evolution of preferences is that evolution favors nonmaterialistic preferences only if preference types are observable at least to some degree. We argue that this result is due to the assumption that in each state of the evolutionary dynamics some...

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Optional Disclosure and Observational Learning

Peng, Diefeng - 2017

Observational learning theories often assume that people's actions can be observed. However, in many naturally-occurring environments, individuals can choose whether to disclose their behavior to others. We provide theoretical analysis of observational learning under optional disclosure...

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Altruistic Observational Learning

March, Christoph - 2016

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The Realism of Self-Interested Opportunism : An Experimental Investigation of Learning, Fairness, and Ethics

Schatzberg, Jeffrey W.; Stevens, Douglas E. - 2005

We examine the realism of the assumption of self-interested opportunism in agency theory. We place subjects into manager/producer pairs and set parameters so that the producer extracts the highest share of residual earnings from the manager by setting the budget at zero (100% slack) and...

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The Trust Paradox: A Survey of Economic Inquiries Into the Nature of Trust and Trustworthiness

James, Harvey - EconWPA - 2002

This paper examines the concepts of trust and trustworthiness in the context of a one-sided variation of the prisoner … on the creation of incentives to induce cooperation, this paper articulates a paradox of trust in that if one trusts … gives trust its very meaning. The paper explores the implications of trust when understood to exist at two levels -- one in …

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Narratives, Imperatives, and Moral Reasoning

Benabou, Roland; Falk, Armin; Tirole, Jean - 2018

By downplaying externalities, magnifying the cost of moral behavior, or suggesting not being pivotal, exculpatory narratives can allow individuals to maintain a positive image when in fact acting in a morally questionable way. Conversely, responsibilizing narratives can help sustain better...

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Fighting Climate Change: The Role of Norms, Preferences, and Moral Values

Falk, Armin; Andre, Peter; Boneva, Teodora; Chopra, Felix - 2021

We document individual willingness to fight climate change and its behavioral determinants in a large representative sample of US adults. Willingness to fight climate change – as measured through an incentivized donation decision – is highly heterogeneous across the population. Individual...

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Fighting Climate Change : The Role of Norms, Preferences, and Moral Values

Falk, Armin; Andre, Peter; Boneva, Teodora; Chopra, Felix - 2021

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Never Waste a 'Good' Crisis! Priming the Economic Aspect of Crises Fosters Social Capital Build-Up and Prosociality

Hargreaves Heap, Shaun P.; Koop, Christel; Matakos, … - 2021

vulnerability reduced trust in government and respect for authority and increased preferences for redistribution. Yet information … reduces interpersonal trust. These information effects also map into policy preferences beyond the COVID-19 crisis. Our …

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