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Global environmental phenomena like climate change, major extinction events or flutype pandemics can have catastrophic consequences. By properly assessing the outcomes involved - especially those concerning human life - economic theory of choice under uncertainty is expected to help people take...
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in performance. This paper reports results from an experiment analyzing whether allowing subjects to self-select into …
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experiment that analyzes the influence of other-regarding preferences on sorting and incentives. Experimental evidence shows that …
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to investigate the ex ante sorting effect of tournaments. This paper reports results from an experiment analyzing whether …
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Variable pay links pay and performance but may also help firms in attracting more productive employees. Our experiment …
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experiment that analyzes the influence of other-regarding preferences on sorting and incentives. Experimental evidence shows that …
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to investigate the ex ante sorting effect of tournaments. This paper reports results from an experiment analyzing whether …
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prospects in a laboratory experiment. Under low stakes, we find the typical risk seeking behavior for small probabilities …
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prospects in a laboratory experiment. Under low stakes, we find the typical risk seeking behavior for small probabilities …
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This paper uses experimental data to examine the existence of a teaching strategy among bounded rational players. If players realize that their own actions modify their opponent's beliefs and actions, they might play certain actions to this specific end ; and forego immediate payoffs if the...
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