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Empathy – Feeling for others: On the development and loss of compassion 3sat, scobel - October 29, 2009 What has to happen so that people are able to relate to others mentally and emotionally, to empathize, and to act accordingly? What takes place in the brain while this is going on and what role does socialization play? Our guest is scientist Tania Singer, who investigates the phenomenon of empathy on a neuroscientific level. She will report on her research projects and findings. Further information (German)
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When economists break the rules Handelsblatt - August 31, 2009 They had the right idea at the right time: Ten years ago, in August 1999, Ernst Fehr and Klaus Schmidt's paper entitled "A Theory of Fairness, Competition, and Cooperation" appeared in the renowned "Quarterly Journal of Economics." The paper, which the researchers hardly believed themselves at first, shook the foundations of the economics community and has become one of the world's most frequently cited economic studies.
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Interview with Tania Singer CCARE - July 2009 Interview with Tania Singer at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE), Stanford University School of Medicine, in which she talks about what compassion is and how it can be trained.
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The psychology of the economy NZZ Podium - May 14, 2009 Ten theses on "The psychology of the economy" by Ernst FehrPresentation slides (German) Podcast (German): Presentation Subsequent discussion Further information(German)
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Economists need to consider that we behave irrationally Financial Times Deutschland - May 13, 2009 The financial crisis gives momentum to the economists who have been warning for years about an all too naive faith in rational markets. One of the most prominent critics of the established models is University of Zurich behavioral scientist Ernst Fehr. Article (German) (PDF, 199 KB) (PDF, 194 KB)
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The economy of fairness: Ernst Fehr, economist SF1, SCIENCEsuisse - January 4, 2009 As a champion of the "psychological turn" in economics, Ernst Fehr discovered the impact of fairness beliefs on social and economic behavior. Videocast (German) Further information (German) Videocast (French) Further information (French) Videocast (Italian) Further information (Italian)
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