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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789080
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Can Contracts Solve the Hold-Up Problem? Experimental Evidence
Hoppe, Eva I; Schmitz, Patrick W - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
direction, we have conducted a laboratory experiment with 490 participants. We consider "cooperative" investments that directly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067500
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Public-private partnerships versus traditional procurement: An experimental investigation
Hoppe, Eva I; Kusterer, David J; Schmitz, Patrick W - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
A government agency wants an infrastructure-based public service to be provided. Our experimental study compares two different modes of provision. In a public-private partnership, the two tasks of building the infrastructure and operating it are delegated to one private contractor (a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784767
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Contracting under Incomplete Information and Social Preferences: An Experimental Study
Hoppe, Eva I; Schmitz, Patrick W - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
cornerstone of contract theory. We have conducted an experiment with 720 participants to explore whether the theoretical insights …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084433