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the size of credible deviations. In our experiment, we find support for the relevance of credible deviations. In addition …
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explain decay in contributions in repeated play designs. The experiment shows there is a workable alternative to deception.<BR><BR> …Lying to participants offers an experimenter the enticing prospect of making "others' behaviour" a controlled variable … a new experimental design, the Conditional Information Lottery, which offers all the benefits of deception without …
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We theoretically and experimentally study voter behavior in a setting characterized by plurality rule and mandatory voting, where voters choose from three options. We are interested in the occurrence of strategic voting in an environment where Condorcet cycles may occur. In particular, we focus...
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This paper investigates an implication of the self-serving bias for reciprocal responses. It is hypothesized that negative intentionality matters more than positive intentionality for reciprocating individuals with a self-serving attributional style. Experimental evidence obtained in the hot...
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dictator game. In our experiment teams are more selfish than individuals, and the most selfish team member has the strongest …
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An experiment is conducted were subjects interact repeatedly to examine the effect of a particular leniency program on …
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-making experiment preceding the take game. The game consists of two stages. In the first stage, the take authority decides how much …
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We investigate experimentally whether emotions affect bidding behavior in a first price auction. To induce emotions, we confront subjects after a first auction series with a positive or negative random economic shock. We then explore the relation between emotions and bidding behavior in a second...
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decision making in an interpersonal context. The influence of social comparison on risky choices is explored in an experiment …
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We study the effects of competition in a context in which people's actions can not be contractually fixed. We find that in such an environment the very presence of competition does neither increase efficiency nor does it yield any payoff gains for the short side of the market. We also find that...
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