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improve self-control and reduce stress. We conduct the experiment with 139 participants, half of whom receive a four … experiment. The training technique we consider is a well-known psychological technique called "mindfulness", which is believed to …-related behaviours. We find evidence that mindfulness training reduces perceived stress, but only weak evidence on its impact on …
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This paper presents an experiment on learning in repeated games, which complements the analysis of players' actual … higher profits in the past. -- information ; imitation ; Cournot oligopoly ; EWA learning …
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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 … its impact on both reducing perceived stress and increasing self-reported cognitive flexibility and mindfulness. At the …
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environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender …
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payment scheme. Stress is measured over the entire course of the experiment at both the hormonal and psychological level …. Hormonal stress responses are captured by measuring salivary cortisol levels. Psychological stress responses are measured by …. Biological and psychological stress measures are positively correlated, i.e. increased levels of cortisol are associated with …
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We study the impact of communication on behavior in a two-stage coordination game with asymmetric payoffs. We test experimentally whether individuals can avoid a head-to-head confrontation by means of coordinated strategies. In particular we analyze whether and how quickly a conflict-avoidance...
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We estimate the impact of Kenya's post-election crisis on individual risk preferences. The crisis interrupted a longitudinal survey of more than five thousand Kenyan youth, creating plausibly exogenous variation in exposure to civil conflict by the time of the survey. We measure individual risk...
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We use a novel experimental design to disentangle strategically- and non-strategically-motivated cooperation. By using contingent responses in a repeated sequential prisoners' dilemma with a known probabilistic end, we differentiate end-game behavior from continuation behavior within individuals...
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benchmark is tested in an experiment. Furthermore, we provide the first clean one-shot experimental test of the Lazear and Rosen … (1981) tournament model. In a second experiment, we investigate the effectiveness of corporate value statements to encourage …
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We propose that religion impacts trust and trustworthiness in ways that depend on how individuals are socially identified and connected. Religiosity and religious affiliation may serve as markers for statistical discrimination. Further, affiliation to the same religion may enhance group...
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