Survival Power: An Empirical Analysis of Power in a Life and Death Situation

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  • Benno Torgler
  • David A. Savage
  • Bruno S. Frey
چکیده

This paper seeks to identify what antecedents of power make it more or less likely for people to survive in a life-threatening situation. In particular, we look at the Titanic disaster as the life or death situation. Maritime disasters can be interpreted as quasi-natural experiment because every person is affected by the shock True human nature becomes apparent in such a dangerous situation. Five antecedents of power are distinguished: physical strength, economic resources, nationality, social and moral factors. This empirical analysis supports the notion that power is a key determinant in extreme situations of life or death.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009