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Simultaneous Search and Network Efficiency
Gautier, Pieter A. - 2011
all their candidates) only wage mechanisms that allow for ex post Bertrand competition generate the maximum matching on a …
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The Lure of Authority : Motivation and Incentive Effects of Power
Fehr, Ernst - 2012
Authority and power permeate political, social, and economic life, but empirical knowledge about the motivational origins and consequences of authority is limited. We study the motivation and incentive effects of authority experimentally in an authority-delegation game. Individuals often retain...
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How Do Judgmental Overconfidence and Overoptimism Shape Innovative Activity?
Herz, Holger - 2013
Recent field evidence suggests a positive link between overconfidence and innovative activities. In this paper we argue that the connection between overconfidence and innovation is more complex than the previous literature suggests. In particular, we show theoretically and experimentally that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087286
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Individual and Developmental Differences in the Relationship of Preferences and Theory of Mind
Leipold, Kristina - 2013
Theory of mind and individual preferences are important determinants in social decision making. The current study examined in a large sample whether being a cooperative preference type is related with better theory of mind skills. Furthermore, by testing adolescents and adults, we examined the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088226
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Peer Effects in Risk Taking
Lahno, Amrei Marie - 2014
We examine peer effects in risk taking with complete information and compare explanations for peer effects based on relative payoff concerns to explanations that allow peer choices to matter. We vary experimentally whether individuals can condition a simple lottery choice on the lottery choice,...
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Correlation Neglect in Belief Formation
Enke, Benjamin - 2013
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013072106
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Information Transmission within Federal Fiscal Architectures : Theory and Evidence
Dreher, Axel - 2013
This paper explores the role of information transmission and misaligned interests across levels of government in explaining variation in the degree of decentralization across countries. Within a two-sided incomplete information principal-agent framework, it analyzes two alternative...
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Providing Advice to Job Seekers at Low Cost : An Experimental Study on On-Line Advice
Belot, Michèle - 2016
search for jobs. We invited 300 job seekers to our computer facilities for 12 consecutive weekly sessions. They searched for …: instead of relying on their own search criteria, we displayed relevant other occupations to them and the jobs that were …. We recorded search behavior on our site but also surveyed participants every week on their other search activities …
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Do Natives' Beliefs About Refugees' Education Level Affect Attitudes Toward Refugees? Evidence from a Randomized Survey Experiments
Lergetporer, Philipp - 2018
In recent years, Europe has experienced an unprecedented influx of refugees. While natives' attitudes toward refugees are decisive for the political feasibility of asylum policies, little is known about how these attitudes are shaped by refugees' characteristics. We conducted survey experiments...
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Marriage Premium and Class
Bonilla, Roberto - 2017
We present an equilibrium model with inter-linked labour and marriage markets, and argue that search frictions play an … affects their job search behaviour, which in turn can lead to marital wage gaps ranked across productivities. Male … marriage market, male reservation wages linked to productivities do affect the resulting assortative matching structure, and …
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