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We collected personality (Big Five) and demographic characteristics, and ran incentivized experiments measuring … cognitive skills (non-verbal IQ, numeracy, backward induction/planning), and economic (time, risk) preferences, with 100 … Agreeableness has a robust negative effect on both graduation outcomes, but not on GPA. Economic time preferences predict graduation …
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scope for self-selection in this sample. We find no differences in the elicited other-regarding preferences between the self … experiment ; otherregarding behavior ; social preferences ; truckload ; trucker …
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We study the interplay between leading-by-example and group identity in a public goods game experiment. A common identity between the leader and her followers is beneficial for cooperation: average contributions are more than 30% higher than in a treatment where no identity was induced. In two...
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preferences in incentivized experiments. We do not find any differences between the three groups. Our results show that student … over-estimation of social preferences in the student population. -- methodology ; selection bias ; laboratory experiment … ; field experiment ; otherregarding behavior ; social preferences ; social approval ; experimenter demand …
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People self-assess their relative ability when making career choices. Thus, confidence in own abilities is likely an important factor for selection into various career paths. In a sample of 711 first-year students we examine whether there are systematic differences in confidence levels across...
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