James Surowiecki - Behavioral economists have shown that a sizable percentage of people are willing ...

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Behavioral economists have shown that a sizable percentage of people are willing to pay real money to punish people who are taking from a common pot but not contributing to it. Just to insure that shirkers get what they deserve, we are prepared to make ourselves poorer.

James Surowiecki

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Verhaltensökonomen haben gezeigt, dass ein beträchtlicher Prozentsatz der Menschen bereit ist, echtes Geld zu zahlen, um Menschen zu bestrafen, die einen normalen Pot nehmen, aber nicht dazu beitragen. Nur um sicherzustellen, dass Shirkers das bekommen, was sie verdienen, sind wir bereit, uns ärmer zu machen.

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