Marcel Mauss schrieb 1923 in seinem Essay Die Gabe, er habe in den Motiven des Gabentauschs »einen der Felsen gefunden, auf denen unsere Gesellschaften ruhen«. Bis heute wirft diese These Fragen auf: Wie…
In a randomized field experiment, we show that a low-cost intervention, weekly email reminders, increases the weekly exercising frequency of gym members by 13%, with the effect being larger for class…
When consuming goods provided by public utilities, such as telecommunication, water, gas or electricity, the predominant payment scheme is pay-later billing. This paper identifies one potential consequence…
Although natural hazard insurance is advocated as an important means of risk management, private insurance demand often remains below critical levels. Prior loss experience and the design of governmental…
