FachbereichSozialwissenschaften

We welcome Pietro Ortoleva (Princeton University) who will present his project

Caution and Reference Effects

Abstract: We establish a theoretical link between three phenomena at the core of behavioral economics: the Endowment Effect, Loss...

Roland Bénabou (Princeton University), 17:15 - 18:45 CET, presents his project in the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar of the GRK "Collective Decision-Making”.

This seminar will take place as a Zoom meeting. Please send (if you haven’t...

Silja Häusermann (University of Zurich), 17:15 - 18:45 CET, presents her project in the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar of the GRK "Collective Decision-Making”.

This seminar will take place as a Zoom meeting. Please send (if you haven’t...

We welcome Christoph Vanberg (Heidelberg University) who will present his project

Promises and Opportunity Costs

Abstract: This paper experimentally investigates the hypothesis that promise-keeping behavior is affected by the opportunities...

We welcome Daniele Nosenzo (Aarhus University) who will present his project

Equal before the (expressive power of) law?

Abstract: Building on findings showing that laws exert a causal effect on social norms, this paper investigates whether...