Original paper
The games economists play: Why economics students behave more selfishly than other students
Abstract
Do economics students behave more selfishly than other students? Experiments involving monetary allocations suggest so. This article investigates the underlying motives for the economic students’ more selfish behavior by separating three potential explanatory mechanisms: economics students are less concerned with fairness when making allocation decisions; have a different notion of what is fair in allocations; or are more skeptical about other...
Paper Details
Title
The games economists play: Why economics students behave more selfishly than other students
Published Date
Sep 5, 2017
Journal
Volume
12
Issue
9
Pages
e0183814 - e0183814
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