The distinction between consequentialism and deontologism is fundamental for moral
philosophy and has also attracted attention in the economic analysis of moral decisions. We …

Increasing punishment is typically considered first choice to boost deterrence of
unwarranted behavior such as false financial statements, asset misappropriation, stealing …

We conduct a theory-guided experiment where subjects are matched in groups of three and
vote on a morally questionable decision. We find that the frequency of votes for this decision …

We investigate theoretically and experimentally how the existence of an appeals system
influences the judicial effort of judges in trial courts. We assume that judges care about …

The decision to carry out a morally questionable (or even illegal) action is often taken by
groups rather than individuals. For example, hiring committees may follow their own …

We report on a large, pre-registered experiment testing the role of moral preferences in
oneshot, anonymous ultimatum and impunity games, which vary the veto power of …

We report the results of a field-in-the-lab experiment in which subjects bargain over a two-
dimensional agenda: a donation to a political interest group and the division of a sum of …

Kurzfassung Die traditionelle Theorie des Marktversagens bietet einen leistungsstarken
Analyserahmen für die Bewertung der Funktionsfähigkeit von Märkten. Mit dem Homo …

We know that people are not nice all the time. They destroy the property of others (Abbink
and Sadrieh 2009; Basurto et al. 2016), take part in work or school bullying (Barlińska …

Altruism remains one of the oft-cited evolutionary puzzles, but its evolution can be explained
by multiple phenomena. Among them is Triversian reciprocal altruism, relying, however, on …