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Many information structures generate correlated rather than mutually independent signals, the news media being a prime example. This paper shows experimentally that in such contexts many people neglect these correlations in the updating process and treat correlated information as independent. In...
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In a tedious real effort task, subjects know that their piece rate is either low or ten times higher. When subjects are informed about their piece rate realization, they adapt their performance. One third of subjects nevertheless forego this instrumental information when given the choice - and...
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We designed four observational learning experiments to identify the key channels that, along with Bayes …-rational inferences, drive herd behavior. In Experiment 1, unobserved, whose actions remain private, learn from the public actions made in … actions, but they overweight their low quality signals relative to public information. Experiments 2-4 reveal that non …
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maximization problem of the firm. As a result, monitoring and pay should be complements. In our experiment, between and within …
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productivity and their social preferences. This paper presents causal evidence that they do. In a real-effort experiment, we elicit …
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We study the spillover effects of minimum wages in a laboratory experiment. In a bilateral firm-worker bargaining …
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In this paper we experimentally investigate whether partial coercion can in combination with conditional cooperation increase contributions to a public good. We are especially interested in the behavior of the non-coerced populations. The main finding is that in our setting conditional...
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Does adverse selection hamper the effectiveness of voluntary risk sharing? How do differences in risk profiles affect adverse selection? We experimentally investigate individuals' willingness to share risks with others. Across treatments we vary how risk profiles differ between individuals. We...
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issues in a theory-guided lab experiment. Easily attainable (“belief-based”) protection indeed leads to more reports, both …
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Real-effort experiments are frequently used when examining a response to incentives. For any particular real …
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