Are the Rich More Selfish Than the Poor?
The world's rich are holding an ever-increasing share of global resources, and there's a lot of evidence to suggest rich people behave selfishly.
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Littering Experiment Challenges Popular Theory on Bystander Intervention
Field research by Nikos Nikiforakis, NYUAD Professor of Economics and researchers from University of Innsbruck, and University of Cologne found that most people are unwilling to increase altruistic punishment if the offense is more serious mainly because they fear some kind of retaliation if they speak up.
Altruistic Punishment Is Unlikely to Bring about Cooperation among Strangers in Daily Life
A new study published in Nature Communications has shown that altruistic punishment from bystanders upholding social order does not always measure up to the “crime."
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The breadth of research in the social sciences at NYU Abu Dhabi uses data to help historians, economists, NGOs, and governments better understand human behavior — and improve people’s lives.
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