In this paper we test the AK model of growth with laboratory experiments. In each period, agents produce and trade …

strength. We then present three experiments that study main predictions and implications of the model. The first is a simple … principal-agent experiment that shows that consistency is valued by others and that this value is anticipated. The second … experiment underlines the crucial role of early commitment for consistency preferences. Finally we show how preferences for …

We consider the interaction of intrinsic motivation and concerns for social approval in a laboratory experiment. We … elicit a proxy for Fairtrade preferences before the experiment in which we elicit willingness to pay for conventional and …

too. In a gift-exchange experiment with independent payoffs between two agents we find causal evidence for peer effects …

negotiations following the production. By means of a laboratory experiment, we systematically investigate their role for the whole …

then split joint benefits. We investigate how social preferences determine investments. In our experiment we find that even …-sharing can be successful in the experiment, even when it is not in a selfish world. …