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We design an experiment to study the effects of social identity on preferences over redistribution. The experiment …
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This paper studies the effects that the revelation of information on the electorate's preferences has on voters' turnout decisions. The experimental data show that closeness in the division of preferences induces a significant increase in turnout. Moreover, for closely divided electorates (and...
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Extending the die rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013), we compare gender effects with respect to …
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We examine strategic information transmission in a controlled laboratory experiment of a cheap talk game with one …
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agents are farsighted, related stability concepts have been proposed. We design a simple network formation experiment to test …
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We examine the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and course choices of students in a coeducational university. We randomly assign students to all-female, all-male, and coed classes and, therefore, get around the selection issues present in other studies on single-sex...
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We examine the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and continued enrollment of students in a coeducational university. We randomly assign students to all-female, all-male, and coed classes and, therefore, get around the selection issues present in studies on single-sex...
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This paper tests the insiders’ dilemma hypothesis in a laboratory experiment. The insiders’ dilemma means that a …
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Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from …
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Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from …
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