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Working Papers

2022

1. Adding household surveys to the behavioral economics toolbox: Insights from the SOEP Innovation Sample
   Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
2. Blame and Praise: Responsibility Attribution Patterns in Decision Chains
   TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz

2021

3. Redistribution beyond equality and status quo - heterogeneous societies in the lab
   TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz

2020

4. Agenda control and reciprocity in sequential voting decisions
   Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2020)
5. Incentives for Conformity and Anticonformity
   TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz
6. Strategic incentives undermine gaze as a signal of prosocial motives
   TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz

2018

7. Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over one million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (26)

2017

8. The Causal Effect of Stop-Loss and Take-Gain Orders on the Disposition Effect
   Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (30)
   Also in TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz (2014) View citations (7)
   Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz (2014) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in Review of Financial Studies (2017)
9. Who Runs? Honesty and Self-Selection into Politics
   VfS Annual Conference 2017 (Vienna): Alternative Structures for Money and Banking, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (6)

2015

10. Cognitive Processes of Distributional Preferences: A Response Time Study
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (8)
11. Heterogeneous Preferences and Investments in Energy Saving Measures
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article in Resource and Energy Economics (2021)
12. Pivotality and responsibility attribution in sequential voting
    ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich View citations (34)
    Also in Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz (2014) View citations (1)
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz (2014) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2015)
13. Response Time and Click Position: Cheap Indicators of Preferences
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Economic Science Association (2016)
14. Trust and beliefs among Europeans: Cross-country evidence on perceptions and behavior
    FAU Discussion Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Institute for Economics View citations (8)

2014

15. Heterogeneous reactions to heterogeneity in returns from public goods
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (30)
    Also in Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz (2012) View citations (9)
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (1)
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz (2012) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Social Choice and Welfare (2014)
16. Investment in energy saving measures and heterogeneous preferences
    Post-Print, HAL

2013

17. Reciprocity and resistance to comprehensive reform
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
    Also in TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz (2010)
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2014)

2012

18. Naive Responses to Kind Delegation
    Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Managerial and Decision Economics (2015)

2011

19. Academic Performance and Single-Sex Schooling: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Switzerland
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)
    Also in Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz (2011) View citations (8)
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz (2011) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2015)
20. Affect and Fairness
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (23)
21. Crossing the Point of No Return: A Public Goods Experiment
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (8)
    Also in Jena Economics Research Papers, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (2011) View citations (8)
22. Disadvantageous lies in individual decisions
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2013)
23. Doing Well by doing good - or doing better by delegating?
    Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz View citations (1)
    Also in TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz (2011) View citations (1)
24. Unequal Opportunities and Distributive Justice
    Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz View citations (3)
    Also in TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz (2010) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2013)

2010

25. Agenda Setting and Reciprocal Vote Trading
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (1)
26. On the Acceptance of Apologies
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2013)
27. Taking the initiative. What characterizes leaders?
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2013)

2009

28. Living in Two Neighborhoods – Social Interaction Effects in the Lab
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham
29. On the attribution of externalities
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz
30. Social Preferences, Beliefs, and the Dynamics of Free Riding in Public Good Experiments
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham View citations (13)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2010)
31. The behavioral validity of the strategy method in public good experiments
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Psychology (2012)

2008

32. HETEROGENEOUS SOCIAL PREFERENCES AND THE DYNAMICS OF FREE RIDING IN PUBLIC GOOD EXPERIMENTS
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham View citations (11)
    Also in TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz (2008) View citations (4)
33. Indirect Reciprocity and Strategic Reputation Building in an Experimental Helping Game
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (12)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (86)
    CERGE-EI Working Papers, The Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economics Institute, Prague (2003) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2009)
34. Lies in Disguise. An experimental study on cheating
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (68)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2013)
35. Shifting the Blame: On Delegation and Responsibility
    TWI Research Paper Series, Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz View citations (12)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich (2008) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2012)

2006

36. Heterogeneous Social Preferences and the Dynamics of Free Riding in Public Goods
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (67)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich (2005) View citations (1)
    Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham (2006) View citations (66)

2005

37. Driving Forces Behind Informal Sanctions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (200)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2005)
38. Neuroeconomic Foundation of Trust and Social Preferences
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (36)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (68)

2004

39. Living in Two Neighborhoods: Social Interactions in the Lab
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (18)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2003) View citations (31)
40. Social norms and human cooperation
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (227)
41. The nature of human altruism
    Experimental, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article in Nature (2003)
42. Third-party punishment and social norms
    Experimental, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (424)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (363)

2003

43. A Nation-Wide Laboratory. Examining Trust and Trustworthiness by Integrating Behavioral Experiments into Representative Survey
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (246)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2002) View citations (125)
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (209)
    Discussion Papers, Technische Universität Berlin, School of Economics and Management (2003) View citations (229)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (223)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (207)
44. Strong Reciprocity, Human Cooperation and the Enforcement of Social Norms
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (14)

2001

45. A Theory of Reciprocity
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (15)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2001) View citations (36)
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (1175)
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2006)
46. Appropriating the Commons - A Theoretical Explanation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (39)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2001) View citations (5)
47. On the Nature of Fair Behaviour
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (275)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2003)

Undated

48. Are People Conditionally Cooperative? Evidence from a Public Goods Experiment
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (1401)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2001)
49. Do High Stakes and Competition Undermine Fairness? Evidence from Russia
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (57)
50. Driving Forces of Informal Sanctions
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (217)
51. Excess Entry in an Experimental Winner-Take-All Market
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2008)
52. Fairness, Errors and the Power of Competition
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (48)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2009)
53. Soft Landing of a Stock Market Bubble, An Experimental Study
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (14)
54. Testing Theories of Fairness - Intentions Matter
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (222)
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2008)
55. Why Social Preferences Matter - The Impact of Non-Selfish Motives on Competition
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (349)
56. z-Tree - Experimenter�s Manual
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Heterogeneous preferences and investments in energy saving measures
   Resource and Energy Economics, 2021, 63, (C) View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
2. Wearing a mask—For yourself or for others? Behavioral correlates of mask wearing among COVID-19 frontline workers
   PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (7), 1-13

2020

3. AGENDA CONTROL AND RECIPROCITY IN SEQUENTIAL VOTING DECISIONS
   Economic Inquiry, 2020, 58, (4), 1813-1829 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
4. Cognitive processes underlying distributional preferences: a response time study
   Experimental Economics, 2020, 23, (2), 421-446
5. Honesty and Self-Selection into Cheap Talk
   The Economic Journal, 2020, 130, (632), 2468-2496 View citations (5)
6. The Trust Game for Couples (TGC): A new standardized paradigm to assess trust in romantic relationships
   PLOS ONE, 2020, 15, (3), 1-17
7. The value of decision-making power in social decisions
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020, 177, (C), 898-912 View citations (3)

2018

8. Acute social and physical stress interact to influence social behavior: The role of social anxiety
   PLOS ONE, 2018, 13, (10), 1-21

2017

9. Non-additivity and the Salience of Marginal Productivities: Experimental Evidence on Distributive Fairness
   Economica, 2017, 84, (336), 587-610 View citations (3)
10. The Causal Effect of Stop-Loss and Take-Gain Orders on the Disposition Effect
    Review of Financial Studies, 2017, 30, (6), 2110-2129 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper (2017)

2016

11. Behavioral determinants of supply chain integration and coexistence
    Journal of Forest Economics, 2016, 25, (C), 55-77 View citations (3)
12. Response time and click position: cheap indicators of preferences
    Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2016, 2, (2), 109-126 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
13. Spillover Effects of Loss of Control on Risky Decision-Making
    PLOS ONE, 2016, 11, (3), 1-19 View citations (5)

2015

14. Academic performance and single-sex schooling: Evidence from a natural experiment in Switzerland
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 115, (C), 123-143 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
15. Decentralized matching and social segregation
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2015, 90, (C), 17-43 View citations (3)
16. Naïve Responses to Kind Delegation
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2015, 36, (7), 487-498 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
17. Pivotality and responsibility attribution in sequential voting
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 128, (C), 133-139 View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2014

18. ATTRIBUTION OF EXTERNALITIES: AN ECONOMIC APPROACH TO THE KNOBE EFFECT
    Economics and Philosophy, 2014, 30, (2), 215-240
19. Affect and fairness: Dictator games under cognitive load
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2014, 41, (C), 77-87 View citations (79)
20. Do high stakes and competition undermine fair behaviour? Evidence from Russia
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 108, (C), 354-363 View citations (17)
21. Helping as Mundane Knowledge Sharing: Do Bundled Help Request and Quiet Time Increase Performance?
    Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), 2014, 13, (03), 1-10
22. Heterogeneous reactions to heterogeneity in returns from public goods
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2014, 43, (1), 195-217 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
23. Neural Correlates of Receiving an Apology and Active Forgiveness: An fMRI Study
    PLOS ONE, 2014, 9, (2), 1-7 View citations (1)
24. Reciprocity and resistance to comprehensive reform
    Public Choice, 2014, 160, (3), 411-428 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2013

25. Disadvantageous lies in individual decisions
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 85, (C), 108-111 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
26. LIES IN DISGUISE—AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON CHEATING
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11, (3), 525-547 View citations (481)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
27. LIVING IN TWO NEIGHBORHOODS—SOCIAL INTERACTION EFFECTS IN THE LABORATORY
    Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51, (1), 563-578 View citations (46)
28. On the acceptance of apologies
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2013, 82, (C), 592-608 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
29. Taking the initiative. What characterizes leaders?
    European Economic Review, 2013, 64, (C), 147-168 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
30. The impact of monetary policy on stock market bubbles and trading behavior: Evidence from the lab
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2013, 37, (10), 2104-2122 View citations (31)
31. Unequal opportunities and distributive justice
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 93, (C), 51-61 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2012

32. Shifting the Blame: On Delegation and Responsibility
    Review of Economic Studies, 2012, 79, (1), 67-87 View citations (186)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
33. The behavioral validity of the strategy method in public good experiments
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (4), 897-913 View citations (107)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2010

34. Social Preferences, Beliefs, and the Dynamics of Free Riding in Public Goods Experiments
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (1), 541-56 View citations (798)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

35. Fairness, errors and the power of competition
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 72, (1), 527-545 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper
36. Indirect reciprocity and strategic reputation building in an experimental helping game
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 67, (2), 399-407 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

37. Excess entry in an experimental winner-take-all market
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 67, (1), 150-163 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper
38. Testing theories of fairness--Intentions matter
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2008, 62, (1), 287-303 View citations (292)
    See also Working Paper

2007

39. z-Tree: Zurich toolbox for ready-made economic experiments
    Experimental Economics, 2007, 10, (2), 171-178 View citations (7127)

2006

40. A theory of reciprocity
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2006, 54, (2), 293-315 View citations (1150)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
41. Group Affiliation and Altruistic Norm Enforcement
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 217-221 View citations (195)
42. Parochial altruism in humans
    Nature, 2006, 442, (7105), 912-915 View citations (184)

2005

43. Driving Forces Behind Informal Sanctions
    Econometrica, 2005, 73, (6), 2017-2030 View citations (207)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
44. Neuroeconomic Foundations of Trust and Social Preferences: Initial Evidence
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 346-351 View citations (58)
45. Oxytocin increases trust in humans
    Nature, 2005, 435, (7042), 673-676 View citations (202)

2003

46. On the Nature of Fair Behavior
    Economic Inquiry, 2003, 41, (1), 20-26 View citations (284)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
47. Reasons for Conflict: Lessons from Bargaining Experiments
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2003, 159, (1), 171-187 View citations (14)
48. The nature of human altruism
    Nature, 2003, 425, (6960), 785-791 View citations (430)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2002

49. "Crime" in the lab-detecting social interaction
    European Economic Review, 2002, 46, (4-5), 859-869 View citations (69)
50. Why Social Preferences Matter -- The Impact of Non-Selfish Motives on Competition, Cooperation and Incentives
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (478), C1-C33 View citations (385)

2001

51. Are people conditionally cooperative? Evidence from a public goods experiment
    Economics Letters, 2001, 71, (3), 397-404 View citations (1555)
    See also Working Paper
52. Distributional Consequences and Intentions in a Model of Reciprocity
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2001, (63-64), 111-129 View citations (9)

Chapters

2002

1. The Economics of Reciprocity: Evidence and Theory
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)