Social preferences

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Neuroeconomic Foundations of Trust and Social Preferences

Neuroeconomics merges methods from neuroscience and economics to better understand how the human brain generates decisions in economic and social...

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Why Social Preferences Matter – The Impact of Non-Selfish Motives on Competition, Cooperation and Incentives

A substantial number of people exhibit social preferences, which means they are not solely motivated by material self-interest but also care...

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The Role of Equality, Efficiency, and Rawlsian Motives in Social Preferences

A Reply to Engelmann and Strobel

In a recent paper Engelmann and Strobl claim that a combination of a preference for efficiency and a Rawlsian motive for helping the least well-off...

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