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Viral Altruism? Generosity and Social Contagion in Online Networks
Lacetera, Nicola; Macis, Mario; Mele, Angelo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
's contacts. However, results from a field experiment where broadcasting of the initial pledges was randomized suggest that the … observational findings were likely due to homophily rather than genuine social contagion effects. The experiment also shows that … (30 out of 6.4 million users reached) were made. Finally, an online survey experiment showed that both the presence of an …
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Matching and Challenge Gifts to Charity: Evidence from Laboratory and Natural Field Experiments
Rondeau, Daniel; List, John A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
This study designs a natural field experiment linked to a controlled laboratory experiment to examine the effectiveness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822345
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Blood Donations and Incentives: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Goette, Lorenz; Stutzer, Alois - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
donations in a large-scale field experiment spanning three months and involving more than 10,000 previous donors. We examine two …
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Getting More Work for Nothing? Symbolic Awards and Worker Performance
Kosfeld, Michael; Neckermann, Susanne - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We study the impact of status and social recognition on worker performance in a field experiment. In collaboration with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466018
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What Do Field Experiments of Discrimination in Markets Tell Us? A Meta Analysis of Studies Conducted since 2000
Rich, Judy - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Sixty-seven field experiments of discrimination in markets conducted since 2000 across seventeen countries were surveyed. Significant and persistent discrimination was found on all bases in all markets. High levels of discrimination were recorded against ethnic groups, older workers, men...
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Gender and the Labor Market: What Have We Learned from Field and Lab Experiments?
Azmat, Ghazala; Petrongolo, Barbara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We discuss the contribution of the experimental literature to the understanding of both traditional and previously unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new findings on gender discrimination, and while they have...
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"As Rare as a Panda": How Facial Attractiveness, Gender, and Occupation Affect Interview Callbacks at Chinese Firms
Maurer-Fazio, Margaret; Lei, Lei - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This study explores how both gender and facial attractiveness affect job candidates' chances of obtaining interviews in China's dynamic Internet job board labor market. It examines how discrimination based on these attributes varies over occupation, location, and firms' ownership type and size....
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Integrating Mobile Phone Technologies into Labor-Market Intermediation: A Multi-Treatment Experimental Design
Dammert, Ana C.; Galdo, Jose C.; Galdo, Virgilio - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
. We implement a social experiment with multiple treatments that allows us to investigate both the role of information …
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Program Evaluation and Spillover Effects
Angelucci, Manuela; Di Maro, Vincenzo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
field experiment to measure the average effects of the treatment on eligible and ineligible subjects for the program in the …
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The Role of Salience in Performance Schemes: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Englmaier, Florian; Roider, Andreas; Sunde, Uwe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
in quantity and quality of output. We use data from a controlled field experiment that changed the communication of the …
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