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

The 'ratchet effect' refers to a situation where a principal uses private information that is revealed by an agent … ; private information ; labor markets …

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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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Social comparisons in wage delegation : experimental evidence

Charness, Gary; Cobo-Reyes, Ramón; Lacomba, Juan A.; … - 2013

. We vary the information workers receive, finding that social comparisons concerning both wages and decision rights affect …

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Experimental games on networks : underpinnings of behavior and equilibrium selection

Charness, Gary; Feri, Francesco; Meléndez-Jiménez, … - 2014

complements, and participants have either complete or incomplete information about the structure of a random network. Since … wide variety of settings. The degree of equilibrium play is striking, in particular with incomplete information. Behavior … coordinate on a demanding, but efficient, equilibrium that is typically implemented with complete information. …

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An experimental study on the effects of communication, credibility, and clustering in network games

Charness, Gary; Feri, Francesco; Meléndez-Jiménez, … - 2019

The effectiveness of social interaction depends strongly on an ability to coordinate actions efficiently. In large networks, such coordination may be very difficult to achieve and may depend on the communication technology and the network structure. We examine how pre-play communication and...

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Do measures of risk attitude in the laboratory predict behavior under risk in and outside of the laboratory?

Charness, Gary; Garcia, Thomas; Offerman, Theo; … - 2019

representative panel of the Dutch population, we test if these measures can explain two different types of behavior: (i) behavior in …

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Mindfulness training, cognitive performance and stress reduction

Charness, Gary; Le Bihan, Yves; Villeval, Marie-Claire - 2023

Improving cognitive function and reducing stress may yield important benefits to individuals' health and to society. We conduct an experiment involving a three-month within-firm training program based on the principles of mindfulness and positive psychology at three large companies. We find an...

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Lab labor : what can labor economists learn from the lab?

Charness, Gary; Kuhn, Peter Joseph - 2010

understanding of principal-agent interactions, social preferences, union-firm bargaining, arbitration, gender differentials …

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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-information …

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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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