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We model the interaction between an employer and a worker with interdependent preferences in a simple one-shot production process. In particular, we assume that the worker becomes kinder if she senses that her employer is an altruist. We assume that intentions are private information. Thus, the...
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the observed patterns in the team-entry gender gap: (1) a gender gap in confidence in others (i.e. women are less …Are women disproportionately attracted to work environments where cooperation rather than competition is rewarded? This … paper reports the results of a real-effort experiment in which participants choose between an individual compensation scheme …
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already observed in the literature, we find that significantly more men than women choose the tournament. The gender of the co …-participant directly influences men's choices (men compete less against other men than against women), but only when the gender information … tournament incentives, or allowing the participants to choose the gender of their co-participant, increases women's willingness …
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such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … women. Women are mainly influenced by their degree of risk aversion, but men are not. Men compete more against men than … against women, but compete against women who are thought to compete. The behavior of men seems primarily to be influenced by …
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such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … women. Women are mainly influenced by their degree of risk aversion, but men are not. Men compete more against men than … against women, but compete against women who are thought to compete. The behavior of men seems primarily to be influenced by …
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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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How far can the media protect or undermine democratic institutions in unconsolidated democracies, and how persuasive can they be in ensuring public support for dictator's policies? We study this question in the context of Germany between 1929 and 1939. Using geographical and temporal variation...
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We provide the first theoretical analysis of altruism in networks. Agents are embedded in a fixed, weighted network and …
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First, we present what is called the Theory of Psychological Preferences (altruism, rational reciprocity...) through … collective impact of altruism, social loyalty, intrinsic reciprocity and so forth . …
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link with pollution. We develop a simple overlapping generations model with paternalistic altruism according to wealth and …
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