(Over-)Stylizing experimental findings and theorizing with sweeping generality

Werner Güth (), Hartmut Kliemt and M. Vittoria Levatia ()
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M. Vittoria Levatia: Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Metodi Matematici, University of Bari, Italy
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No 2008-092, Jena Economics Research Papers from Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Abstract: Human decision making is a process guided by different and partly competing motivations that can each dominate behavior and lead to different effects depending on strength and circumstances. "Over-stylizing" neglects such competing concerns and context-dependence, although it facilitates the emergence of elaborate general theories. We illustrate by examples from social dilemma experiments and inequality aversion theories that sweeping empirical claims should be avoided.

Keywords: Context-dependent preferences; Experimental economics; Equity theories. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 D63 D70 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-12-09
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cbe, nep-exp, nep-hpe, nep-lab, nep-pke and nep-upt
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