Economic preferences and attitudes : origins, behavioral impact, stability and measurement

M.A. Zumbuehl

doi:10.26481/dis.20150910mz

Economic preferences and attitudes : origins, behavioral impact, stability and measurement

M.A. Zumbuehl

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Abstract

Economic and social preferences such as e.g. risk preferences, trust or reciprocity are at the basis of human decision making. Advances in behavioral economics have documented the heterogeneity in those preferences among individuals and opened up a field of economics that is concerned with the drivers and channels of human motivation. This thesis discusses selected issues on the origin of preferences, their impact on (economic) outcomes, as well as methodological issues, such as the measurement of preferences and their stability over time.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	Maastricht University
Supervisors/Advisors	Dohmen, Thomas, Supervisor Pfann, Gerard, Supervisor
Award date	10 Sept 2015
Place of Publication	Maastricht
Publisher	Maastricht University
Print ISBNs	978-90-5321-541-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26481/dis.20150910mz
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

economic behavior
decision making

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