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Bruttel, Lisa; Friehe, Tim - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2011

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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Incentive Effects of Funding Contracts: An Experiment

Reiss, J. Philipp; Wolff, Irenaeus - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2011

experiment with four types of contracts (standard debt contract, outside equity, non-monotonic contract, full-subsidy contract …. Theoretically the replacement of a standard debt contract by a repayment-equivalent non-monotonic contract reduces effort …-monotonic-contracts hypothesis: we find that the replacement of a standard debt contract by a repayment-neutral non-monotonic contract increases …

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Size matters - when it comes to lies

Eisenkopf, Gerald; Gurtoviy, Ruslan; Utikal, Verena - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2011

’ 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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Disadvantageous lies in individual decisions

Fischbacher, Urs; Utikal, Verena - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2011

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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Taking the initiative. What characterizes leaders?

Bruttel, Lisa; Fischbacher, Urs - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2010

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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A fault confessed is half redressed - Confessions and Punishment

Utikal, Verena - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2010

laboratory experiment I examine how confessions work. I analyze whether the willingness to punish harmful failures depends on how …

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Agenda Setting and Reciprocal Vote Trading

Fischbacher, Urs; Schudy, Simeon - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2010

experiment in which a committee decides sequentially on three independent bills. Selfish committee members would turn down all …

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On the path-dependence of tax compliance

Bruttel, Lisa; Friehe, Tim - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2010

This paper presents experimental evidence that tax compliance is path dependent. We show that individuals faced with the same current tax enforcement parameters, will nevertheless choose different compliance if they have faced different tax enforcement parameters in the past. This finding has...

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Competition within firms

Bruttel, Lisa; Schudy, Simeon - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2010

experiment four subsidiaries of the same parent operate in the same market. Parents earn a specific share of the joint profit and …

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On the attribution of externalities

Utikal, Verena; Fischbacher, Urs - Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut an der Universität Konstanz - 2009

Do people blame or praise others for producing negative or positive externalities? The experimental philosopher Knobe conducted a questionnaire study that revealed that people blame others for foreseen negative externalities but do not praise them for foreseen positive ones. We find that the...

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