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Armin FalkInstitute on Behavior and Inequality (briq) and University of Bonn Verified email at uni-bonn.de Cited by 45279 |
The relationship between economic preferences and psychological personality measures
Although both economists and psychologists seek to identify determinants of heterogeneity
in behavior, they use different concepts to capture them. In this review, we first analyze the …
in behavior, they use different concepts to capture them. In this review, we first analyze the …
[HTML][HTML] Ten considerations for effectively managing the COVID-19 transition
Governments around the world have implemented measures to manage the transmission of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While the majority of these measures are proving …
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While the majority of these measures are proving …
Lab experiments are a major source of knowledge in the social sciences
A Falk, JJ Heckman - science, 2009 - science.org
Laboratory experiments are a widely used methodology for advancing causal knowledge in
the physical and life sciences. With the exception of psychology, the adoption of laboratory …
the physical and life sciences. With the exception of psychology, the adoption of laboratory …
[HTML][HTML] Individual risk attitudes: Measurement, determinants, and behavioral consequences
This paper studies risk attitudes using a large representative survey and a complementary
experiment conducted with a representative subject pool in subjects' homes. Using a question …
experiment conducted with a representative subject pool in subjects' homes. Using a question …
Global evidence on economic preferences
This article studies the global variation in economic preferences. For this purpose, we present
the Global Preference Survey (GPS), an experimentally validated survey data set of time …
the Global Preference Survey (GPS), an experimentally validated survey data set of time …
Are risk aversion and impatience related to cognitive ability?
This paper investigates whether there is a link between cognitive ability, risk aversion, and
impatience, using a representative sample of roughly 1,000 German adults. Subjects …
impatience, using a representative sample of roughly 1,000 German adults. Subjects …
Clean evidence on peer effects
We study subjects who were asked to fill letters into envelopes with a remuneration independent
of output. In the “pair” treatment, two subjects worked at the same time in the same room…
of output. In the “pair” treatment, two subjects worked at the same time in the same room…
The hidden costs of control
A Falk, M Kosfeld - American Economic Review, 2006 - aeaweb.org
We analyze the consequences of control on motivation in an experimental principal-agent
game, where the principal can control the agent by implementing a minimum performance …
game, where the principal can control the agent by implementing a minimum performance …
Psychological foundations of incentives
During the last two decades economists have made much progress in understanding incentives,
contracts and organizations. Yet, they constrained their attention to a very narrow and …
contracts and organizations. Yet, they constrained their attention to a very narrow and …
The intergenerational transmission of risk and trust attitudes
Recent theories endogenize the attitude endowments of individuals, assuming that they are
shaped by the attitudes of parents and other role models. This paper tests empirically for the …
shaped by the attitudes of parents and other role models. This paper tests empirically for the …