This paper analyzes in a large-scale field experiment (N = 2,980) the incentive effects of monetary vs. non …

We utilize a laboratory experiment to compare effort provision under optimal tournament contracts with different … tournament contract incorporating both incentives at the top and at the bottom induces the highest effort, especially in larger …

our experiment subjects conduct a task where they have the possibility to make use of illegitimate tools to better their …

Managers often use tournament incentive schemes which motivate workers to compete for the top, compete to avoid the … levels for three tournament incentive schemes: reward tournaments, punishment tournaments, and tournaments combining reward … and punishment. We test the model s predictions in a laboratory experiment and find that the combination of reward and …

assuming the principal to be unable to commit to a certain policy at the beginning of the tournament. Our analysis shows that …

This paper reports the results from a large-scale laboratory experiment investigating the impact of tournament …

This paper reports the results from a large-scale laboratory experiment investigating the impact of tournament …

environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender … differences in performance in four distinct competitive situations. These were as follows: (i) the standard tournament game where …

consequences? In a laboratory experiment, we study three different quota rules that favor individuals whose performance is low …