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contracts' and that (ii) given acceptance, their effort choices are to some extent driven by reciprocity. It seems that contract … observed in the experiment aim at fair surplus sharing. -- principal-agent theory ; contract theory ; fair sharing ; incentive … the terms of the contract. However, in contrast with economic predictions, we find that agents (i) reject 'unfair …
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two period game, involving the choke of the contract; length by the principal and an investment choke by the agent. In … contrast to the game theoretic predictions, we find that investment of the worker and length of contract; are strictly … although the model is fully deterministic. This could imply a behaviorally relevant difference between contract and market …
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When people decide about saving and consumption across the various periods of their life time they take into account their life expectancy when comparing present and future needs and resources for satisfying them. The experimental design, applied at two sites (Humboldt-University at Berlin and...
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Can a court system conceivably control opportunistic behavior if judges are selected from the same population as ordinary citizens and thus are no better than "the rest of us"? This paper provides a new and, as we claim, quite profound "rational choice" answer to that unsolved riddle. Adopting...
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The findings on the ultimatum game are considered as belonging to the most robust experimental results. In this paper we present a slightly altered version of the mini ultimatum game of Bolton and Zwick (1995). Whereas in the latter exactly equal splits were feasible in our games these were...
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employees to accept lower wages as well? As an alternative to reviewing statistical data, we have performed an experiment with a … lower competitive wage in the second phase of an employment relationship that is known to both parties. The experiment casts …
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In standard rational choice modelling decisions are made according to given information and preferences. In the model presented here the 'information technology' of individual decision makers as well as their preferences evolve in a dynamic process. In this process decisions are made rationally...
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We investigate simultaneous and sequential price competition in duopoly markets with differentiated products. In both markets symmetric firms are repeatedly and randomly matched. The strategy method is used to elicit behavior in the sequential market. We find that average leader prices in the...
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We study whether selection affects motivation. In our experiment subjects first answer a personality questionnaire …
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