Arbeitspapier

Political Economists are Neither Selfish Nor Indoctrinated

Most professional economists believe that economists in general are more selfish than other persons and that this greater selfishness is due to economics education. This paper offers empirical evidence against this widely held belief. Using a unique data set about giving behavior in connection with two social funds at the University of Zurich, it is shown that economics education does not make people act more selfishly. Rather, this natural experiment suggests that the particular behavior of economists can be explained by a selection effect.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 490

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
economists
public good
giving behavior
education
selection

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Frey, Bruno S.
Meier, Stephan
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2001

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Frey, Bruno S.
  • Meier, Stephan
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2001

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