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A Nationwide Laboratory Examining Trust and Trustworthiness by Integrating Behavioural Experiments into Representative Surveys

Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs; Schupp, Jürgen; von … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

data with representative behavioural data from a social dilemma experiment. We identify which survey questions intended to … elicit people’s trust correlate well with behaviourally exhibited trust in the experiment. People above the age of 65, highly …

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Choosing the Stick or the Carrot? Endogenous Institutional Choice in Social Dilemma Situations

Haigner, Stefan; Kocher, Martin; Sutter, Matthias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We analyse an experimental public goods game in which group members can endogenously determine whether they want to supplement a standard voluntary contribution mechanism with the possibility of rewarding or punishing other group members. We find a large and positive effect of endogenous...

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Choosing to Compete: How different are girls and boys?

Booth, Alison L; Nolen, Patrick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from …

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Gathering Information before Signing a Contract: Experimental Evidence

Hoppe, Eva I; Schmitz, Patrick W - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

report about an experiment with 508 participants designed to test whether this fundamental trade-off is actually relevant. In …

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The Insiders' Dilemma: An Experiment on Merger Formation

Lindqvist, Tobias; Stennek, Johan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper tests the insiders’ dilemma hypothesis in a laboratory experiment. The insiders’ dilemma means that a …

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Monitoring and Pay: An Experiment on Employee under Endogenous Supervision

Dittrich, Dennis; Kocher, Martin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

maximization problem of the firm. As a result, monitoring and pay should be complements. In our experiment, between and within …

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Information Gatekeepers: Theory and Experimental Evidence

Brocas, Isabelle; Carrillo, Juan D; Palfrey, Thomas R - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

is little evidence of learning over the 40 matches of the experiment. …

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Investment, Resolution of Risk, and the Role of Affect

Hopfensitz, Astrid; Krawczyk, Michal; Winden, Frans … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

-based questionnaire before the experiment and participants’ preferences for resolution timing, risk, and time were incentive compatibly … measured during the experiment. Main findings are that delayed resolution can affect investment, that the effect depends on the …

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Network Structure and Strategic Investments: An Experimental Analysis

Rosenkranz, Stephanie; Weitzel, Utz - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

in an experiment where actions are strategic substitutes. The game theoretic basis for our experiment is the model of …

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Smiling is a Costly Signal of Cooperation Opportunities: Experimental Evidence from a Trust Game

Centorrino, Samuele; Djemai, Elodie; Hopfensitz, Astrid; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

We test the hypothesis that "genuine" or "convincing" smiling is a costly signal that has evolved to induce cooperation in situations requiring mutual trust. Potential trustees in a trust game made video clips for viewing by potential trusters before the latter decided whether to send them...

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