Project

Decision making in hard economic times

Code
01J04413
Duration
01 March 2013 → 31 December 2017
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Applied economics
    • Economic history
    • Macroeconomics and monetary economics
    • Microeconomics
    • Tourism
Keywords
self-integrity recessions self-affirmation theory
 
Project description

The current project proposes that economic recesssions threaten people's sense of self-integrity, as a result of which people may engage in various self-affirming behaviors. In particular, using a priming methodology, the current project investigates whether economic recessions increase identity-relevant consumption, socially responsible behavior, prejudice and render political attitudes more polarized.