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Selfish and Indoctrinated Economists?

Frey, Bruno ; Meier, Stephan

In: European Journal of Law and Economics, 2005, vol. 19, no. 2, p. 165-171

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    Titel
    • Selfish and Indoctrinated Economists?
    Autor
    • Frey, Bruno. Institute for Empirical Economic Research, University of Zurich, Bluemlisalpstrasse, 10, 8006, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Meier, Stephan. Institute for Empirical Economic Research, University of Zurich, Bluemlisalpstrasse, 10, 8006, Zurich, Switzerland
    Dokumententyp
    • Postprint
    Sprache
    • Englisch
    Veröffentlicht in
    • European Journal of Law and Economics, 2005, vol. 19, no. 2, p. 165-171. Kluwer Academic Publishers
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    • oai:doc.rero.ch:319283
    Summary
    Many people believe that economists in general are more selfish than other people 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 on giving behaviour 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 behaviour of economists can be explained by a selection effect