Browsing by Author "Falk, Armin"
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Empirical evidence on the determinants of economic decision-making
(2018-12-18)The first three chapters of this thesis are dedicated to empirically examining factors beyond risk preferences that influence decision-making under risk: psychological states (Chapter 2), character traits (Chapter 3), and ... -
Essays in Applied and Theoretical Microeconomics
(2022-06-13)Science is the discovery of knowledge. The process of this discovery is based on two ingredients: hypothesizing – often guided by theoretical abstraction and deductive reasoning – and testing in the form of empirical ... -
Essays in Applied Econometrics and Behavioral Economics
(2014-10-07)This thesis is divided into four parts. This abstract provides separate previews for each of those four parts.<br /> Cross-section regressions often examine many candidate regressors. We use multiple testing procedures ... -
Essays in Applied Microeconomics
(2013-09-27)This dissertation tackles three questions theoretically and empirically. The first chapter studies how non-binding default options influence the behavior of consumers. We argue that default options arise in an inherently ... -
Essays in Applied Microeconomics
(2022-08-26)One major goal of modern societies is to establish a cooperative and cohesive community. Though most people can agree on this goal, it is less clear how it can be achieved. To be able to make informed political changes ... -
Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics
(2016-05-12)Behavioral economics has improved the understanding of economic phenomena by enriching the understanding of economic decision making with insights from psychology, sociology, and anthropology. Rigorous empirical investigations ... -
Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics
(2017-01-24)In this work I study the impact of different types of frames on decision making behavior. I show that the visual frame of disclosure documents influences investment and beliefs into a mutual fund. In the second part of the ... -
Essays in Behavioral and Experimental Economics
(2019-02-27)Few economic decisions are ever made in a social vacuum. Many of us look constantly to others for guidance or for comparison. Our actions might benefit or hurt others, so we use said actions strategically to reward or to ... -
Essays in Behavioral Economics
(2008)<p>This dissertation aims at continuing and expanding three lines of research prominent in behavioral economics today. The first chapter deals with the role of reciprocity in labor contracts and explores which factors ... -
Essays in Behavioral Economics
(2013-07-16)Chapter 1 focuses on individuals’ attitudes towards the timing of information. We test a theoretical prediction by Kőszegi and Rabin (2009), that people prefer to get information “clumped together” rather than piecewise. ... -
Essays in Behavioral Economics
(2022-02-03)This dissertation revolves around two themes: individuals' perceptions of reality and their beliefs about what characterizes a good, fair, and just world. It presents four independent research papers. Chapter 1 ("Shallow ... -
Essays in Behavioral Economics
(2022-06-01)This thesis consists of four independent research papers. Chapter 1 ("Media Persuasion and Consumption: Evidence from the Dave Ramsey Show") examines whether entertaining mass media programs can influence individual ... -
Essays in Behavioral Public Economics
(2009-02-20)This dissertation aims at the identification of systematic behavioral biases that are relevant in the context of economic policy. In total, the dissertation consists of four chapters. In each chapter, we empirically analyze ... -
Essays in Behavioural Economics
(2011-12-22)The goal of behavioural economics is to improve classic microeconomic theory by introducing motives and concepts from related fields like psychology and sociology. The driving paradigm of most neo-classical economic research ... -
Essays on Beliefs
(2020-12-15)Beliefs govern how individuals interact with the world around them. Their pivotal role in decision-making processes has led to great interest in how they are formed and arguably of more importance, how they are changed. ... -
Essays on Beliefs and Economic Behavior
(2018-08-29)Next to preferences over outcomes, people's subjective beliefs about unobserved states of the world are the central building block of economic models of decision-making. This thesis submits that a more nuanced account of ... -
Essays on Collective Action
(2014-08-06)This dissertation comprises 3 chapters dealing with collective action. Chapter 1 explores the behavior of individuals who face the provision of a public good that requires a minimal amount of aggregate contributions. Using ... -
Essays on Image Concerns and Norm-Enforcing Behavior
(2019-02-27)This thesis consists of four essays which contribute to a better understanding of the behavioral impact of image concerns as well as norm-enforcing behavior. All of them employ experiments, either in a lab setting or a ... -
Essays on Social Identity and Moral Behavior
(2023-08-18)This dissertation contributes to a better understanding of individual decision-making by presenting four independent research papers that study the determinants and consequences of individual decision-making. <br /> ... -
Essays on Social Preferences, Incentives, and Institutions
(2009-10-08)This dissertation studies social preferences and institutions, and the incentives which arise from their interaction. A particular focus lies on situations involving incomplete contracts and moral hazard. Chapter 1 studies ...
