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The Dynamic Interplay of Inequality and Trust - An Experimental Study

Greiner, Ben - 2008

We study the interplay of inequality and trust in a dynamic game, in which trust increases efficiency and thus allows … higher growth of the experimental economy in the future. We find that trust is initially high in a treatment starting with … equal endowments, but decreases over time. In a treatment with unequal endowments, trust is initially lower yet remains …

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Timing of Kindness - Evidence from a Field Experiment

Ockenfels, Axel - 2014

We conduct a field experiment in a naturally occurring labor environment and track whether the performance of workers responds to unexpected wage increases. Specifically, we investigate how the timing of wage increases affects efforts. We find that workers' performance is about 11% higher for...

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Timing of Kindness - Evidence from a Field Experiment

Ockenfels, Axel; Sliwka, Dirk; Werner, Peter - CESifo - 2014

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Thanks But No Thanks : A New Policy to Reduce Land Conflict

Dufwenberg, Martin - 2014

Land conflicts in developing countries are costly. An important policy goal is to create respect for borders. This often involves mandatory, expensive interventions. We propose a new policy design, which in theory promotes neighborly relations at low cost. A salient feature is the option to...

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Thanks but No Thanks: A New Policy to Reduce Land Conflict

Dufwenberg, Martin; Köhlin, Gunnar; Martinsson, Peter; … - CESifo - 2014

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King of the Hill : Giving Backward Induction Its Best Shot

Dufwenberg, Martin - 2016

We study a class of deceptively similar games, which however have different player sets and predictions that vary with their cardinality. The economic, biological, political, and psychological applications are many. The game-theoretic principles involved are compelling as predictions rely on...

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Reciprocity Networks and the Participation Problem

Dufwenberg, Martin - 2014

Reciprocity can be a powerful motivation for human behaviour. Scholars argue that it is relevant in the context of private provision of public goods. We examine whether reciprocity can resolve the associated coordination problem. The interaction of reciprocity with cost-sharing is critical....

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Frustration and Anger in Games

Battigalli, Pierpaolo - 2015

Frustration, anger, and aggression have important consequences for economic and social behavior, concerning for example monopoly pricing, contracting, bargaining, traffic safety, violence, and politics. Drawing on insights from psychology, we develop a formal approach to exploring how...

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The Penalty-Duel and Institutional Design : Is There a Neeskens-Effect?

Leininger, Wolfgang; Ockenfels, Axel - 2021

We document an increase in the scoring probability from penalties in soccer, which separates the time period before 1974 significantly from that after 1976: the scoring probability increased by 11%. We explain this finding by arguing that the institution of penalty-shooting before 1974 is best...

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Reciprocity Networks and the Participation Problem

Dufwenberg, Martin; Patel, Amrish - CESifo - 2014

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