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In many cases individuals benefit differently from the provision of a public good. We study in a laboratory experiment … how heterogeneity in returns and uncertainty affects unconditional and conditional contribution behavior in a linear … investigate belief-independent and type-specific reactions to heterogeneity. We find that, on average, heterogeneity in returns …
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Taking the initiative is a crucial element of leadership and an important asset for many jobs. We assess leadership in a game in which it emerges spontaneously since people have a non-obvious possibility to take the initiative. Combining this game with small experimental games and...
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We investigate the role of affect and deliberation on social preferences. In our laboratory experiment subjects decide …
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behaviour in a public-good experiment well? And if not, where does the observed behaviour diverge from the prediction? This …
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This paper presents experimental evidence that contributions to a public good can be path-dependent for a limited time span. We study a repeated linear public-good game with punishment opportunities. Our data shows that subjects who had experienced a higher marginal return on public-good...
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experiment with four types of contracts (standard debt contract, outside equity, non-monotonic contract, full-subsidy contract …
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’ truth telling is absolute or depends on the size of a lie. In a laboratory experiment we compare punishment for different …
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We present experimental evidence on the existence of disadvantageous lies. Literature so far assumes that people do not lie to their monetary disadvantage. However, some people have preferences for appearing honest. If the utility gained from appearing honest outweighs the monetary payoff gained...
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laboratory experiment I examine how confessions work. I analyze whether the willingness to punish harmful failures depends on how …
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