Three Essays on Unethical Behavior: The Role of Generalized Reciprocity, Discrimination and Norms
Joschka Waibel
PhD Thesis, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg,
2023
Abstract
Understanding human behavior in its entire complexity is an ambitious if not impossible challenge. It is however possible to study particular aspects of human behavior through experiments that allow us to isolate specific facets in the decision-making process, ultimately leading to a better understanding of human behavior as a whole. This thesis covers three experimental articles on unethical economic behavior and sheds light on the motives and circumstances that lead individuals to engage in these activities. Clearly, unethical behavior in all its different manifestations can pose great risk to society – both at the large (e.g. corporate tax evasion) and small (e.g. shoplifting) scale – making it a relevant topic to be studied in economic research. Trying to understand unethical behavior through the lenses of traditional economic theory is problematic.
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Investor's Beliefs and Politics: The Expectations of Sovereign Creditors and their Effects on Macroeconomic Outcomes
Ruben Staffa
PhD Thesis, Universität Leipzig,
2023
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