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We characterize intertemporal utility functions over heterogeneous goods that feature (i) a constant elasticity of … the goods. We find that a standard (stationary) intertemporal utility function is consistent with these two properties if … elasticities of substitution are identical, or if the instantaneous utility function is Cobb-Douglas. We also characterize the …
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also on the decisions of others. In the present article, we review the literature on decision making made by groups of the …
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This paper studies experimentally when and how ideological motives shape group decision-making outcomes. Groups …
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Does removing the constraints of time and place of work increase the utility of workers and firms? We design a …
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The quasi-linear quadratic utility model is widely used in economics. The knowledge of its exact origin is less …
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Many organizations nowadays combine profits with a social mission. This paper reveals a new hidden benefit of the mission: its role in facilitating the emergence of efficiency wages. We show that in a standard gift-exchange principals highly underestimate agents' reciprocity and, thereby, offer...
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). Agents differ in their motivation to exert social effort. Our model predicts that lowering incentives for selfish effort in …
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This paper investigates whether limited liability and moral hazard affect risk-taking through motivated beliefs. On the one hand, limited liability pushes investors towards taking excessive risks. On the other, such excesses make it hard for investors to maintain a positive self-image when moral...
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We study the relationship between outside options and workers’ motivation to exert effort. We evaluate changes in …
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This paper presents an empirical investigation of the relation between decision speed and decision quality for a real …-by-move data provide exceptionally detailed and precise information about decision times and decision quality, based on a … with the predictions of procedural decision models like drift-diffusion-models in which decision makers sequentially …
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