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The games economists play: Why economics students behave more selfishly than others

Gerlach, Philipp
GESIS, Cologne. Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/1327
Abstract: Do economics students behave more selfishly than other students? Experimental game studies suggest so. This article investigates whether economics students’ more selfish behavior is attributable to them being less concerned with fairness, having a different notion of fairness, or being more skeptical about other players’ behavior. Students from various disciplines played a third-party punishment game and commented on the reasons for their choices. Economics students were about equally likely to mention fairness in their comments and had a similar notion of what was fair in the game; however, t ... more
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Subject area: Psychology

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Date(s) of Data Collection: 2012-02-01;2012-03-31
Geographic coverage: United Kingdom / GB

Bibliographic information

Primärforschende, Institution: Gerlach, Philipp; Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development
Publication year: 2016
DOI: 10.7802/1327
Study number: SDN-10.7802-1327
Contributor, Institution, Role: Gerlach, Philipp;Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development;Contact Person
Publisher: GESIS, Cologne

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Current Version: 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/1327

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Gerlach, Philipp (2016). The games economists play: Why economics students behave more selfishly than others. GESIS, Cologne. Data File Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/1327.

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