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Expectations of reciprocity when competitors share information : experimental evidence
Ganglmair, Bernhard; Holcomb, Alex; Myung, Noah - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 170 (2020), pp. 244-267
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012285771
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Does players’ identification affect trust and reciprocity in the lab?
Dubois, D.; Willinger, M.; Blayac, T. - In: Journal of Economic Psychology 33 (2012) 1, pp. 303-317
trust and reciprocity in a population where agents play both roles (trustor and trustee). Our experiment consists on three … a direct reputation for both roles. We find that trustees’ direct reputation has a positive effect on reciprocity, but … reputation in both roles. We show that the increase in trust is mainly linked to the formation of mutual trust–reciprocity …
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Generative AI at Work
Brynjolfsson, Erik; Li, Danielle; Raymond, Lindsey R. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We study the staggered introduction of a generative AI-based conversational assistant using data from 5,179 customer support agents. Access to the tool increases productivity, as measured by issues resolved per hour, by 14 percent on average, with the greatest impact on novice and low-skilled...
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Which patients do I treat? : an experimental study with economists and physicians
Ahlert, Marlies; Felder, Stefan; Vogt, Bodo - In: Health economics review 2 (2012) 1, pp. 1-11
This experiment investigates decisions made by prospective economists and physicians in an allocation problem which can be framed either medically or neutrally. The potential recipients differ with respect to their minimum needs as well as to how much they benefit from a treatment. We classify...
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The framing of games and the psychology of play
Dufwenberg, Martin; Gächter, Simon; Hennig-Schmidt, Heike - In: Games and Economic Behavior 73 (2011) 2, pp. 459-478
psychological game-theoretic framework we derive two mutually compatible hypotheses about guilt aversion and reciprocity under which …
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Cognitive load in the multi-player prisoner's dilemma game: Are there brains in games?
Duffy, Sean; Smith, John - In: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics … 51 (2014) C, pp. 47-56
We find that differences in the ability to devote cognitive resources to a strategic interaction imply differences in strategic behavior. In our experiment, we manipulated the availability of cognitive resources by applying a differential cognitive load. In cognitive load experiments, subjects...
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Would you mind if I get more? An experimental study of the envy game
Casal, Sandro; Güth, Werner; Jia, Mofei; Ploner, Matteo - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 84 (2012) 3, pp. 857-865
Envy is often the cause of mutually harmful outcomes. We experimentally study the impact of envy in a bargaining setting in which there is no conflict in material interests: a proposer, holding the role of residual claimant, chooses the size of the pie to be shared with a responder, whose share...
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On the effects of joint bidding in independent private value auctions: An experimental study
Chernomaz, Kirill - In: Games and Economic Behavior 76 (2012) 2, pp. 690-710
This article explores the effect of a subset of symmetric bidders joining to bid together. Possible applications include mergers, collusion and joint-bidding arrangements. The change produces a “strong” party with a more advantageous value distribution than the remaining “weak”...
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Being of two minds: Ultimatum offers under cognitive constraints
Cappelletti, Dominique; Güth, Werner; Ploner, Matteo - In: Journal of Economic Psychology 32 (2011) 6, pp. 940-950
We experimentally investigate how proposers in the Ultimatum Game behave when their cognitive resources are constrained by time pressure and cognitive load. In a dual-system perspective, when proposers are cognitively constrained and thus their deliberative capacity is reduced, their offers are...
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Market economies and pro-social behavior: Experimental evidence from Central Asia
Rosenbaum, Stephen M.; Billinger, Stephan; Stieglitz, Nils - In: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics … 41 (2012) 1, pp. 64-71
This study seeks to extend the body of knowledge of pro-social behavior in comparative market settings by reporting on a high-stakes ultimatum game and revelation game experiments in two transition economies: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. While controlling for cultural differences and framing...
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