The median income of Asian households is the highest of all racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. In a laboratory experiment, we examine whether Asians are more willing to compete and have greater competitive preferences than non-Asians. Both with and without controls for performance, performance...

Begeben wir uns auf eine Zeitreise in die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Innerhalb weniger Jahre entstanden in verschiedenen Wirtschaftszweigen erste Associationen: ein Konsum- und Sparverein Ermunterung in Chemnitz (1845), als Hilfsvereine der Weyerbuscher Brodverein (1846/47) und der...

Some people are motivated by the non-selfish, non-strategic, and non-consequentialist “sacredvalue” of Truth. We conduct the first experiment directly assessing this phenomenon. We findthat people differ substantially in their truthfulness, with a large minority powerfully inclined...