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Competing for influence in networks through strategic targeting

Comola, Margherita; Rusinowska, Agnieszka; Villeval, … - 2024

We experimentally investigate how players with opposing views compete for influence through strategic targeting in networks. We varied the network structure, the relative influence of the opponent, and the heterogeneity of the nodes' initial opinions. Although most players adopted a...

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Tax evasion, welfare fraud, and "the broken windows" effect : an experiment in Belgium, France and the Netherlands

Lefebvre, Mathieu; Pestieau, Pierre; Riedl, Arno; … - 2011

In a series of experiments conducted in Belgium (Wallonia and Flanders), France and the Netherlands, we compare behavior regarding tax evasion and welfare dodging, with and without information about others' behavior. Subjects have to decide between a 'registered' income, the realization of which...

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Competition and the ratchet effect

Charness, Gary (contributor); Kuhn, Peter Joseph (contributor) - 2008

competition for principals or agents. While we do observe substantial and significant ratchet effects in the baseline (no … competition) case of our model, we find that ratchet behavior is nearly eliminated by labor-market competition; interestingly this … is true regardless of whether market conditions favor principals or agents. -- Ratchet effect ; competition ; experiment …

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Male and female competitive behavior : experimental evidence

Gupta, Nabanita Datta (contributor); … - 2005

such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … social norms whose nature and origin we discuss. -- competition ; tournament ; piece rate ; gender ; risk-aversion ; relative …

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Self-selection and the efficiency of tournaments

Eriksson, Tor (contributor); Teyssier, Sabrina (contributor) - 2006

When exogenously imposed, rank-order tournaments have incentive properties but their overall efficiency is reduced by a high variance in performance (Bull, Schotter, and Weigelt 1987). However, since the efficiency of performance-related pay is attributable both to its incentive effect and to...

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Competition, hidden information and efficiency : an experiment

Cabrales, Antonio (contributor); Charness, Gary (contributor) - 2006

"We devise an experiment to explore the effect of different degrees of competition on optimal contracts in a hidden … principals. We first show theoretically how these different degrees of competition affect outcomes and efficiency. Informational … relative number of agents because competition reduces the agents' informational monopoly power. However, this environment also …

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Cooperation, competition, and risk attitudes: an intergenerational field and laboratory experiment

Charness, Gary (contributor); … - 2007

The population of most developed societies is 'graying'. As life expectancy increases and the large baby-boom generation approaches retirement age, this has critical consequences for maintaining a high standard of living and the sustainability of pension systems. In the light of these...

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Competitive preferences and status as an incentive : experimental evidence

Charness, Gary; Masclet, David; Villeval, Marie-Claire - 2010

In this paper, we investigate individuals' investment in status in an environment where no monetary return can possibly be derived from reaching a better relative position. We use a real-effort experiment in which we permit individuals to learn and potentially improve their status (rank). We...

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Aging and attitudes towards strategic uncertainty and competition : an artefactual field experiment in a Swiss bank

Madiès, Thierry; Villeval, Marie-Claire; Wasmer, Malgorzata - 2012

We study the attitudes of junior and senior employees towards strategic uncertainty and competition, by means of a …

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The spillover effects of affirmative action on competitiveness and unethical behavior

Banerjee, Ritwik; Gupta, Nabanita Datta; Villeval, … - 2016

We conduct an artefactual field experiment to examine various spillover effects of Affirmative Action policies in the context of castes in India. We test a) if individuals who compete in the presence of Affirmative Action policies remain competitive in the same proportion after the policy has...

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