Die Forschungsarbeiten dieser Dissertation untersuchen ökonomische Fragestellungen aus sehr unterschiedlichen Forschungsfeldern: Fahr und Janssen (2014) analysieren die Einkommenseffekte von sozialen Normen in Europa, Janssen (2014a) untersucht, wie der Unternehmenswert von politischen...

We present a model of income tax avoidance with heterogeneous agents, assuming the presence of a comparison income effect and of a psychic cost (disutility) of tax dodging. We analyse the policy preferences of the agents, and identify a median-voter political equilibrium. Paralleling previous...

Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of future mobility and the belief that society offers equal opportunities. We add to previous research by investigating the role of individual and social norms on rent seeking. We find...

Management meted out punishment to enforce rules and encourage adherence. However, the effectiveness depended on how the employees perceive and interpret the policy. This study tested the effect of reducing individual lateness in a plastic factory. Field experiment was conducted to test the...