Browsing The Choice Lab - Master thesis by Subject "economics"
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Blinded by the choice : an experimental study on luck, choice and distributive justice
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis aims to study moral motivation in economic decision making and to increase understanding of how we treat the element of choice when it comes to economic inequality and distribution of income. Most people agree ... -
Disability, social identity, and entrepreneurship : evidence from a lab experiment in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012)There are more than one billion persons with disabilities worldwide, constituting one of the most marginalized groups in the world. This paper investigates barriers to entrepreneurship among persons with disabilities. The ... -
Disability, social identity, and entrepreneurship : evidence from a laboratory experiement in rural Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012)People with disabilities (PWDs) often face social exclusion due to the stigma associated with having a disability. This results in many PWDs being disadvantaged economically, in education attainment and career opportunities. ... -
Fairness and inequality : measuring fairness preferences and identifying the unfair income inequality in Germany
(Master thesis, 2016)The standard measures of economic inequality seem not to be in accordance with the way people tend to think about inequality. Rather than considering all economic inequality unfair, people seem to accept inequalities arising ... -
What makes people refuse to lie? : understanding pure lie aversion
(Master thesis, 2012)In this paper, I examine pure lie aversion in a controlled experiment. When both the liar and the person that is being lied to benefits from the lie, why do some people still refuse to lie? I use treatments to capture pure ...