Essays on social preferences, incentives, and institutions [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Matthias Wibral

Essays on Social Preferences, Incentives, andInstitutionsInaugural-Dissertationzur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktorsder Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftswissenschaftendurch dieRechts- und Staatswissenschaftliche Fakult˜atder Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit˜atBonnvorgelegt vonMatthias Wibralaus OlpeBonn 2009Dekan: Prof. Dr. Christian HillgruberErstreferent: Prof. Dr. Armin FalkZweitreferent: Prof. Dr. Matthias KraekelTag der mundlic˜ hen Prufung:˜ 08.09.2009Diese Dissertation ist auf dem Hochschulschriftenserver der ULB Bonn(http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/diss online) elektronisch publiziert.para mi guerillera -siempre sigue luchandoAcknowledgmentsArmin Falk has been a perfect supervisor. I hope that his enthusiasm for research,his creativity, and his amazing ability to transmit both have found their way intothe following pages.Paul Heidhues, Matthias Kr˜akel and other faculty members of the Bonn Gradu-ate School of Economics provided very helpful comments and support at all stagesof this dissertation. Urs Schweizer and Georg Noeldecke have deeply impressed mewith their relentless efiort to keep the Bonn Graduate School of Economics runningand to improve it.Workiseasyandfunwhenyouworkwithfriends. IamverygratefultoSebastianKube, FelixMarklein,andespeciallyJohannesAbelerandStefienAltmannfortheiradvice, patient help, and countless bad jokes and good laughs. I was also very luckyto have the classmates that I had.