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Experimental Studies on Partnership Dissolution, R&D Investment, and Gift Giving

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  • Gives an insight into behavioral components in economic theory
  • Discusses economic decision-making by analyzing behavior in three different economic applications
  • The book is aimed at scholars of experimental economics

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
  2. Introduction

    • Nadja Trhal
    Pages 1-4
  3. Partnership Dissolution Mechanisms

    • Nadja Trhal
    Pages 5-75
  4. Conclusions

    • Nadja Trhal
    Pages 163-165
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 167-182

About this book

In recent years, traditional economic theory has been enriched by behavioral components. There is huge and rapidly growing evidence from empirical and experimental studies that mere profit maximization is in many cases not a good proxy of real-life decision-making and interaction in economic situations. Yet, although the concept of homo oeconomicus has subsequently been dismissed by many authors, behavior is not random or arbitrary, but follows systematic patterns and rules that researchers in the field of behavioral economics aim at understanding.


This thesis adds to the understanding of actual economic decision-making by analyzing behavior in three different economic applications. The first application concerns experimental studies on the performance of partnership dissolution mechanisms. The second application studies the effects of policy instruments on a firm`s incentives to invest in R&D. Finally, the third application tests the impact of responsibility for being in a disadvantageous situation through deliberate risk-taking on solidarity behavior of economic agents.


Potential readership includes scholars of experimental economics in the fields of mechanism design, industrial organization and social preferences as well as interested students and practitioners involved in these areas.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Wiesbaden, Germany

    Nadja Trhal

About the author

Nadja Trhal  published her work with Kölner Wissenschaftsverlag until 2018.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Experimental Studies on Partnership Dissolution, R&D Investment, and Gift Giving

  • Authors: Nadja Trhal

  • Series Title: Edition KWV

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-24667-9

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-24666-2Published: 01 April 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-24667-9Published: 21 March 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2946-0301

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-031X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 182

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Originally published by Kölner Wissenschaftsverlag, Köln, 2009

  • Topics: Investments and Securities

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Softcover Book USD 32.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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