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Spite and cognitive skills in preschoolers

Other-regarding preferences in adults have been examined in depth in the literature. Research has shown that spiteful preferences play a crucial role in the development of human large-scale cooperation. However, there is little evidence of the factors explaining spiteful behavior in children. We investigate the relationship between children’s cognitive skills and spiteful behavior in a sample of 214 ...

Law and social capital: Evidence from the Code Napoleon in Germany

I test whether legal institutions crowd-in social cooperation in the long-run, using the introduction of the Code Napoleon in parts of 19th century Germany as a historical experiment. I find that the application of the Code Napoleon is associated with higher levels of trust and cooperation today. This finding is robust to an identification strategy that uses only individuals located around a discontinuity ...

Revisiting Rebound Effects from Material Resource Use. Indications for Germany Considering Social Heterogeneity

In contrast to the original investigation by William Stanley Jevons, compensations of energy savings due to improved energy efficiency are mostly analyzed by providing energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions. In support of a sustainable resource management, this paper analyzes so-called rebound effects based on resource use. Material flows and associated expenditures by households allow for ...

Armut und Armutsentwicklung in Deutschland - Status Quo und mögliche Folgen der Reformpolitik

Durch den ersten Armuts- und Reichtumsbericht der Bundesregierung im Jahre 2001 wurde die Existenz von Armut in Deutschland „offiziell“ anerkannt. Seither sind im Rahmen der Agenda 2010 eine Reihe von sozialpolitischen Reformen verabschiedet worden, die insbesondere auf die „Aktivierung“ von Arbeitslosen und Sozialhilfebeziehenden zielen. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird in diesem Arbeitspapier zunächst ...

Ausgrenzung, Entgrenzung, Aktivierung: Armut und Armutspolitik in Deutschland

Armut im Kontext von Partnerschaft und Familie

Die Lebensform von Individuen gehört zu den Determinanten sozialer Ungleichheit. So gehen verschiedene Phasen der Familienentwicklung und die Familienform in Abhängigkeit von den jeweiligen wohlfahrtsstaatlichen Rahmenbedingungen in einer Gesellschaft mit unterschiedlich hohen Risiken einher, materielle Armut oder andere Formen sozialer Deprivation zu erfahren. Umgekehrt hängen die Chancen dafür, eine ...

Rating Agencies – An Experimental Analysis of Their Remuneration Model

Does it matter who pays for ratings? Yes, but not for the rating agencies’ behavior. These are the findings of our experiment where we analyze the effect of the remuneration model of rating agencies on their assessments as well as on investors’ and issuers’ behavior. First, we find that rating agencies’ assessments are comparable whether the agency is (partially) paid by issuers, investors or solely ...

The impact of psychological traits on performance in sequential tournaments: Evidence from a tennis field experiment

In order to analyze if heterogeneity in psychological traits affects individual performance in sequential tournaments, we conducted a tennis field experiment. In the experiment, we also varied the payment schemes (individual, team, competition) to control for moderating effects of different incentives. Team incentives, risk taking, and self-esteem reduced performance whereas a preference towards competition ...

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