Understanding the proximate and ultimate sources of human cooperation is a fundamental
issue in all behavioural sciences. In this paper, we review the experimental evidence on …

This article reviews research on the relationship between happiness (subjective wellbeing)
and economic behaviour. I describe how experimental and non-experimental methods have …

Take-it or leave-it offers are probably as old as mankind. Our objective here is, first, to
provide a, probably subjectively colored, recollection of the initial ultimatum game …

This book presents a history of behavioral economics. The recurring theme is that behavioral
economics reflects and contributes to a fundamental reorientation of the epistemological …

The economics-of-crime approach usually ignores the emotional cost and benefit of
cheating. In this paper, we investigate the relationships between emotions, deception, and …

We examine the impact of positive (joy) and negative (fear) emotions on distinct phases of
the entrepreneurial process. To analyze the effects of emotions on entrepreneurial …

Theories of emotion and decision-making argue that negative, high arousing emotions—
such as anger—motivate competitive social choice (eg, punishing and defecting). However …

Third-party punishment has recently received attention as an explanation for human
altruism. Feelings of anger in response to norm violations are assumed to motivate third …

People are particularly sensitive to injustice. Accordingly, deeper knowledge regarding the
processes that underlie the perception of injustice, and the subsequent decisions to either …

This article experimentally explores how the enforcement of cooperative behaviour in a
social dilemma is facilitated through institutional as well as emotional mechanisms. Recent …