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(Over-)Stylizing experimental findings and theorizing with sweeping generality

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  • Werner Güth

    (Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany)

  • Hartmut Kliemt

    (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

  • M. Vittoria Levatia

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Metodi Matematici, University of Bari, Italy)

Abstract

Human decision making is a process guided by different and partly competing motivations that can each dominate behavior and lead to different effects depending on strength and circumstances. "Over-stylizing" neglects such competing concerns and context-dependence, although it facilitates the emergence of elaborate general theories. We illustrate by examples from social dilemma experiments and inequality aversion theories that sweeping empirical claims should be avoided.

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  • Werner Güth & Hartmut Kliemt & M. Vittoria Levatia, 2008. "(Over-)Stylizing experimental findings and theorizing with sweeping generality," Jena Economics Research Papers 2008-092, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
    • Handle: RePEc:jrp:jrpwrp:2008-092
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    • A11 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Role of Economics; Role of Economists
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General

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