We investigate the influence of personality as measured by the Big Five personality scale on absenteeism using representative data for Germany. In particular, the 2005 wave of the German Socio-Economic Panel provides detailed information on socio-economic background characteristics along with a...

We investigate the impact of trust in authorities on tax compliance within a controlled laboratory setting. Embedded in two hypothetical tax systems with high and low power of authorities respectively, we gradually increase trust in authorities in form of tax knowledge about public expenditures...

It is well-known that taxes affect risky investment decisions. Analytical studies indicate that tax rate increases can foster (accelerate) investment if there is flexibility, in particular when an exit option is available. We design an experiment that is based on an analytical model with...

The present paper suggests an innovative experimental design to study the nature and occurrence of whistleblowing in an employee-organization context. In particular, we aim at identifying whether student subjects in the role of employees are willing to blow the whistle on their managers'...

It is well-known that taxes affect risky investment decisions. Analytical studies indicate that tax rate increases can foster (accelerate) investment if there is flexibility, in particular when an exit option is available. We design an experiment that is based on an analytical model with...

Im Rahmen dieser Dissertation werden hauptsächlich unterschiedliche Aspekte des Kaufverhaltens von Konsumenten auf elektronischen Märkten untersucht. In Herrmann, Kundisch und Rahman (2014) wird der Effekt der Delegierung von Entscheidungen an ein IT-Artefakt auf das Auftreten des...

Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht das Ausmaß und die Gründe für Diskriminierung von Frauen und türkischstämmigen Männern im Zugang zu Beschäftigung auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt. Nach einem Literaturüberblick über Gehalts- und Beschäftigungsunterschiede in und außerhalb Deutschlands...