We present evidence on the role of the social environment for the development of gender differences in competitiveness and earnings expectations. First, we document that the gender gap in competitiveness and earnings expectations is more pronounced among adolescents with low socioeconomic status...

Viele Menschen tun wenig für den Klimaschutz, weil sie die Bereitschaft anderer unterschätzen, ebenfalls ihren Beitrag zu leisten. Das ist das zentrale Ergebnis eines umfangreichen Befragungsexperiments in den USA.

Ausgehend von einem Durchschnittspreis von 2,17 Euro pro Liter Super E10 gaben zwei Drittel der 2.000 Befragten an, noch höhere Preise zu akzeptieren, wenn sich dadurch mehr Druck auf Russland ausüben ließe. Rund ein Drittel würde sogar weitere Steigerungen um 30 Cent oder mehr in Kauf...

According to a representative briq survey, two-thirds of the German population would be willing to pay hig-her prices for gas and heating if this were to increase pressure on the Russian government. Four out of five Germans would lower their room temperature to save energy. And more than half of...

Knapp 70 Prozent der 2.000 Befragten gaben an, einen Importstopp für Gas, Öl und Kohle aus Russland zu unterstützen. Drei von vier Deutschen sind dafür, Vermögenswerte von Personen aus dem Umfeld Putins zu beschlagnahmen und damit die wirtschaftlichen Folgen der Sanktionen für Deutschland...

According to a representative briq survey, more than two-thirds of the German population would support a halt to energy imports from Russia in order to increase pressure on the Russian government. A broad majority would also welcome additional measures to reduce energy dependence, including...

This paper provides representative evidence on the perceived returns to maternal labor supply. We design a novel survey to elicit subjective expectations, and show that a mother's decision to work is perceived to have sizable impacts on child skills, family outcomes, and the future labor market...

This paper provides representative evidence on the perceived returns to maternal labor supply. We design a novel survey to elicit subjective expectations, and show that a mother's decision to work is perceived to have sizable impacts on child skills, family outcomes, and the future labor market...

We document the individual willingness to act against climate change and study the role of social norms in a large sample of US adults. Individual beliefs about social norms positively predict pro-climate donations, comparable in strength to universal moral values and economic preferences such...

To understand the socio-economic enrollment gap in university attendance, we elicit students’ beliefs about the benefits of university education in a sample of 2,540 secondary school students. Our choice model estimates reveal that perceived non-pecuniary benefits explain a large share of the...