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Diese wirtschaftsethische Reflexion geht angesichts einer sehr lautschrillen öffentlichen Debatte der Frage nach, ob ein profitabler Weltkonzern wie Siemens Betriebsstandorte in strukturschwachen Regionen Ostdeutschlands schließen darf. Dem die Öffentlichkeit dominierenden Wahrnehmungsmuster...
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We present a theory explaining the impact of ability tracking on academic performance based on grading policies. Our model distinguishes between initial ability, which is mainly determined by parental background, and eagerness to extend knowledge. We show that achievements of low ability...
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Everyone remembers a plot where a disadvantaged individual facing the prospect of failure, spends more effort, turns around the game and wins unexpectedly. Most tournament theories, however, predict the opposite pattern and see the disadvantaged agent investing less effort. We show that 'turn...
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-based loss averse. For these consumers, a purchase plan, which involves buying products of varying quality and price with … positive probability, creates disutility from gain-loss sensations. Even at modest degrees of loss aversion they may refrain … behavior and loss aversion in new survey data. …
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performs better or, respectively, worse than their reference point in both dimensions. Loss aversion in the match …-value dimension leads to a less competitive outcome, while loss aversion in the price dimension leads to a more competitive … the price and the match-value dimension, a market with loss-averse consumers may be more or less competitive than a market …
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