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We study the effect of group size on cooperation in voluntary contribution mechanism games. As in previous experiments, we study four- and eight-person groups in high and low marginal per capita return (MPCR) conditions. We find a positive effect of group size in the low MPCR condition, as in...
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factors: risk, temptation, and efficiency, which we vary as orthogonal treatments. We find that temptation has the largest … relatively small compared to temptation. Risk does not have a significant effect on cooperation. Our finding suggests that …
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Using an experiment with incentivized decisions of groups in the economics laboratory, I investigate the effect of … group diversity on group risk taking. I measure econometrically the effects of various aspects of subjects' diversity … significantly higher risk taking by groups as compared to individuals. Furthermore, the only dimension of diversity with an effect …
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We experimentally investigate spillover effects of affirmative action policies in tournaments on subsequent team … performance and the willingness to work in teams. In three different team environments, we find that such policies in form of …
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