Add to ORKGMost professional economists believe that economist in general are more selfish than other persons and that this greater selfishness is due to economic education. In this paper we offer empirical evidence against this widely held belief. Using a unique data set about giving behaviour to two social funds at the University of Zurich, it is shown that economic training does not make people act more selfish. However, the ‘natural experiment ’ supports the hypothesis that the different behaviour of economist can be explained by a selection effect. JEL classification: A13, A20, H4
When confronted with information that ordinary citizens do not care that strongly about efficiency, ...
Antonio M. Espin acknowledges funding by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation p...
There is disagreement amongst economists regarding whether economics students are more self-interest...
* Corresponding author. Many people believe that economists in general are more selfish than other p...
Many people believe that economists in general are more selfish than other people and that this grea...
Abstract. There is considerable professional disagreement among economists about whether economists ...
Economics and its teaching have gone through considerable introspection in recent years including on...
Although field experiments and classroom surveys are ambiguous about whether economists are less lik...
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the question whether students of the Faculty of Economics a...
Abstract: It is widely held that studying economics makes you more selfish and politically conservat...
Do economics students behave more selfishly than other students? Experiments involving monetary allo...
Do economists behave differently from noneconomists? Some evidence suggests they do. In a well-known...
This paper reports a field experiment involving manipulation of invitations to register in an experi...
A substantial body of research suggests that economists are less generous than other professionals a...
Do economics students behave more selfishly than other students? Experimental game studies suggest s...
When confronted with information that ordinary citizens do not care that strongly about efficiency, ...
Antonio M. Espin acknowledges funding by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation p...
There is disagreement amongst economists regarding whether economics students are more self-interest...
* Corresponding author. Many people believe that economists in general are more selfish than other p...
Many people believe that economists in general are more selfish than other people and that this grea...
Abstract. There is considerable professional disagreement among economists about whether economists ...
Economics and its teaching have gone through considerable introspection in recent years including on...
Although field experiments and classroom surveys are ambiguous about whether economists are less lik...
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the question whether students of the Faculty of Economics a...
Abstract: It is widely held that studying economics makes you more selfish and politically conservat...
Do economics students behave more selfishly than other students? Experiments involving monetary allo...
Do economists behave differently from noneconomists? Some evidence suggests they do. In a well-known...
This paper reports a field experiment involving manipulation of invitations to register in an experi...
A substantial body of research suggests that economists are less generous than other professionals a...
Do economics students behave more selfishly than other students? Experimental game studies suggest s...
When confronted with information that ordinary citizens do not care that strongly about efficiency, ...
Antonio M. Espin acknowledges funding by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation p...
There is disagreement amongst economists regarding whether economics students are more self-interest...