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Behavior under Extreme Conditions: The "Titanic" Disaster

by Bruno S. Frey David A. Savage Benno Torgler Published in The Journal of economic perspectives (01.01.2011)

“...During the night of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg on her maiden voyage. Two hours and 40 minutes later she sank, resulting in the...”

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Towards a complex model of disaster behaviour

by Savage, David A Published in Disasters (01.10.2019)

“...This paper outlines why a move towards a complex adaptive systems model of behaviour is required if the goal is to generate better understanding of how...”

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Variation in risk seeking behaviour following large losses: A natural experiment

by Page, Lionel Savage, David A Torgler, Benno Published in European economic review (01.10.2014)

“...This study explores people׳s risk taking behaviour after having suffered large real-world losses following a natural disaster. Using the margins of the 2011...”

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Those left behind: Euthanasia, suicide and other regarding preferences

by Savage, David A Published in Rationality and society (01.11.2016)

“...This paper examines the rationality of other regarding preferences on end-of-life decisions such as euthanasia and suicide, by extending the discounted future...”

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Risk attitudes and human mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic

by Chan, Ho Fai Skali, Ahmed Savage, David A Stadelmann, David Torgler, Benno Published in Scientific reports (16.11.2020)

“...Behavioural responses to pandemics are less shaped by actual mortality or hospitalisation risks than they are by risk attitudes. We explore human mobility...”

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Dying for the cause: The rationality of martyrs, suicide bombers and self-immolators

by Greenland, Andrew Proulx, Damon Savage, David A Published in Rationality and society (01.02.2020)

“...This article explores the impact that belief in an infinite afterlife has on end-of-life decisions, specifically on those viewed at the extreme, such as...”

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Certified Coronavirus Immunity as a Resource and Strategy to Cope with Pandemic Costs

by Eichenberger, Reiner Hegselmann, Rainer Savage, David A Stadelmann, David Torgler, Benno Published in Kyklos (Basel) (01.08.2020)

“...SUMMARY A pandemic is not only a biological event and a public health disaster, but it also generates impacts that are worth understanding from economic,...”

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Differences in National Identity, Violence and Conflict in International Sport Tournaments: Hic Sunt Leones

by Caruso, Raul Di Domizio, Marco Savage, David A Published in Kyklos (Basel) (01.11.2017)

“...Summary This work examines the relationship between national identity and conflict during international sporting tournaments and the impact of referees as an...”

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The emergence of emotions and religious sentiments during the September 11 disaster

by Savage, David A Savage, David A Torgler, Benno Torgler, Benno Published in Motivation and emotion (01.09.2013)

“...Analyzing emotional states under duress or during heightened, life-and-death situations is extremely difficult, especially given the inability of laboratory...”

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Nerves of steel? Stress, work performance and elite athletes

by Savage, David A Torgler, Benno Published in Applied economics (01.07.2012)

“...There is a notable shortage of empirical research directed at measuring the magnitude and direction of stress effects on performance in a controlled...”

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Multiple Superoxide Dismutase 1/Splicing Factor Serine Alanine 15 Variants Are Associated With the Development and Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy

by Hussam Al-Kateb Andrew P. Boright Lucia Mirea Xinlei Xie Rinku Sutradhar Alireza Mowjoodi Bhupinder Bharaj Michelle Liu Jean M. Bucksa Valerie L. Arends Michael W. Steffes Patricia A. Cleary Wanjie Sun John M. Lachin Paul S. Thorner Michael Ho Amy Jayne McKnight A. Peter Maxwell David A. Savage Kenneth K. Kidd Judith R. Kidd William C. Speed Trevor J. Orchard Rachel G. Miller Lei Sun Shelley B. Bull Andrew D. Paterson the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications Research Group Published in Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) (01.01.2008)

“...Multiple Superoxide Dismutase 1/Splicing Factor Serine Alanine 15 Variants Are Associated With the Development and Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy The...”

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Noblesse oblige? Determinants of survival in a life-and-death situation

by Frey, Bruno S Savage, David A Torgler, Benno Published in Journal of economic behavior & organization (2010)

“...This paper explores what determines the survival of people in a life-and-death situation. The sinking of the Titanic allows us to inquire whether pro-social...”

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Who perished on the Titanic? The importance of social norms

by Frey, Bruno S Savage, David A Torgler, Benno Published in Rationality and society (01.02.2011)

“...This paper seeks to empirically identify what factors make it more or less likely for people to survive in a life-threatening situation. Three factors relate...”

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