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
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 490
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Thema
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economists
public good
giving behavior
education
selection
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Frey, Bruno S.
Meier, Stephan
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
- (wo)
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Munich
- (wann)
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2001
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Frey, Bruno S.
- Meier, Stephan
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Entstanden
- 2001