- A-Z
- Jena Economic Resea...
- Volume 2
- (Over-)Stylizing ex...
(Over-)Stylizing experimental findings and theorizing with
sweeping generality
- Autor(in)
- Erschienen
- 9. Dezember 2008
- Nummer des Discussion-Papers
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2008-092
- Schlagwort(e)
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Context-dependent preferences
Equity theories
Experimental economics
- Zusammenfsg.
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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.
- article pub. typess JER
- Research article
- article languages JER
- Englisch
- article research fields JER
- economics
- JEL-Classification for JER
- A11 - Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists ; D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; D70 - General