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Cooperation under the shadow of the future: Experimental evidence from infinitely repeated games

Dal Bó, Pedro - 2002

While there is an extensive literature on the theory of in finitely repeated games, empirical evidence on how “the shadow of the future” affects behavior is scarce and inconclusive. We simulate in finitely repeated prisoner’s dilemma games in the lab by having a random continuation rule....

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On the role of non-equilibrium focal points as coordination devices

Bosch-Domènech, Antoni; Vriend, Nicolaas J. - 2008

Considering a pure coordination game with a large number of equivalent equilibria, we argue, first, that a focal point that is itself not a Nash equilibrium and is Pareto dominated by all Nash equilibria, may attract the players' choices. Second, we argue that such a non-equilibrium focal point...

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On the behavior of proposers in ultimatum games

Brenner, Thomas; Vriend, Nicolaas J. - 2003

We demonstrate that one should not expect convergence of the proposals to the subgame perfect Nash equilibrium offer in standard ultimatum games. First, imposing strict experimental control of the behavior of the receiving players and focusing on the behavior of the proposers, we show...

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The power of reasoning: Experimental evidence

Dugar, Subhasish; Bhattacharya, Haimanti - 2008

This paper presents an experimental investigation of how a systematic variation in the cognitive demands on subjects affects the optimal play. The innovation of this paper is the choice of a game, which we call the Game of Position. This is a two-player zerosum game characterized by a...

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Does competition enhance performance or cheating? A laboratory experiment

Schwieren, Christiane; Weichselbaumer, Doris - 2008

In this paper we experimentally test whether competing for a desired reward does not only affect individuals' performance, but also their tendency to cheat. Recent doping scandals in sports as well as forgery and plagiarism scandals in academia have been partially explained by "competitive...

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Use and abuse of authority: A behavioral foundation of the employment relation

Bartling, Björn; Fehr, Ernst; Schmidt, Klaus M. - 2012

, inducing them to resist entering into employment contracts. This resistance to employment contracts vanishes if fairness …

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Individual sense of fairness: An experimental study

Karni, Edi; Salmon, Timothy C.; Sopher, Barry - 2001

This paper presents an experimental test of the theory of individual sense of fairness of Karni and Safra (2000 … part, by concern for fairness. The experimental study is intended to test this hypothesis. In the experiments, the subjects … overall lottery more ``fair''. If these subjects have no concern for fairness, they will choose the lottery that assigns them …

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A meta-analysis of the international gender wage gap

Weichselbaumer, Doris; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2003

Since the early seventies, hundreds of authors have calculated gender wage differentials between women and men of equal productivity. Consequently, estimates for the gender wage gap have been published for the most diverse countries at different points in time. This metastudy provides a...

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The effects of competition and equal treatment laws on the gender wage differential

Weichselbaumer, Doris; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf - 2003

This paper evaluates the impact of economic and legal variables on wage differentials between men and women. Since Becker (1957) economists have argued that competitive markets eliminate discrimination in the long run. On the other hand, practically all countries have enacted some sort of law...

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Fairness in the climate negotiations : what explains variation in parties' expressed conceptions?

Tørstad, Vegard; Sælen, Håkon - In: Climate policy 18 (2018) 5, pp. 642-654

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