Despite the fact that many aggregates are nonlinear functions and the aggregation weights of many macroeconomic …, time-invariant aggregation weights. In this study a framework for nonlinear contemporaneous aggregation with possibly …

cheating in the lab generalizes to the field. We conducted an experiment with middle and high school students to test whether a …

the idea that direct competition damages social ties and the more general notion of state-dependent preferences …

unilaterally, but faces competition from a political opponent in the future. Both parties care about voters payoffs, but they have … endogenously influence whether learning occurs through its policy choices (policy experimentation), future political competition … that all incumbents can find it optimal to ‘over experiment', relative to a counter-factual in which they are sure to be in …

in an experiment. Our data show that indeed, strengthening weaker contestants through tie-breaks and bid …

trust and trustworthiness in anonymous transactions. Market competition creates incentives that arguably may enhance or curb … the effectiveness of these systems. We investigate how different forms of market competition and social reputation … networks interact in a series of laboratory online markets, where sellers face a moral hazard. We find that competition in …

This paper investigates how group membership and competition among trustors interact with trust and trustworthiness in … competition leads to a decrease in trustworthiness, especially among partners. We argue that once competition comes into play …