informed about their piece rate realization, they adapt their performance. One third of subjects nevertheless forego this … instrumental information when given the choice - and perform stunningly well. Agents who are uninformed regarding their piece rate … self-selected information avoidance. All our findings can be captured by a model of optimally distorted expectations …

We study how different demographic groups respond to incentives by comparing their performance in “high” and “low … section of the GRE. We find that Males exhibit a larger drop in performance between the high and low stakes examinations than … females, and Whites exhibit a larger drop in performance compared to minorities. Differences between high and low stakes tests …

that those parent banks reported significant financial weaknesses prior to closing their international operations … problems in the home country, with a lesser factor being the weak performance of the foreign subsidiary. …

. In this paper, we assess empirically the connection between genetic diversity and the performance of sport teams … matching algorithm based on family names. Performance is measured at both the unilateral and bilateral level. Identification of … one generation before. Our findings indicate a positive causal link between genetic diversity and teams' performance. We …

, such as performance. We address this question through a field experiment in an educational setting. We study the causal … impact of mindfulness meditation on academic performance through a randomized evaluation of a well-known 8-week mindfulness … and non-cognitive skills. However, it takes time before students' performance can benefit from mindfulness meditation: we …

evaluate the performance of local government in the provision of local public services. The model employs a reduced set of … information and fewer assumptions than traditional techniques such as Data Envelopment Analysis and Stochastic Frontier Analysis …

This paper examines the performance of 358 European diversified equity mutual funds controlling for gender differences …. Fund performance is evaluated against funds' designated market indices and representative style portfolios. Consistently … with previous studies, no significant differences in performance and risk are found between female and male managed funds …

education spending and teacher salaries falls when respondents receive information about existing levels. Treatment effects vary … by prior knowledge in a manner consistent with information effects rather than priming. Support for salary increases is …’ lower support for increases. Information about the tradeoffs between specific spending categories shifts preferences from …

support for tuition depends on information and design, we devise several survey experiments in representative samples of the … German electorate (N>19,500). The electorate is divided, with a slight plurality opposing tuition. Providing information on … opposition-reducing effect persists two weeks after treatment. Information on fiscal costs and unequal access does not affect …