Language effects on economic behaviour
PhD student
Vasiliki Gargalianou
Committee
Prof. dr. Arjen van Witteloostuijn (promotor)
Prof. Anne-Wil Harzing
Dr. Diemo Urbig
Abstract
This work focuses on the impact of language on human behavior on the level of cooperation versus competition.
We test the underlying mechanisms which make an individual switch to a more cooperative or competitive behavior in the display of different languages in different countries.
PhD dissertation, University of Antwerp - Faculty of Applied Economics, 2015.