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Does Relative Grading help Male Students? Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Classroom

Czibor, Eszter; Onderstal, Sander; Sloof, Randolph; van … - 2014

absolute grading, grading on a curve actually narrows the gender gap in performance. …The provision of non-pecuniary incentives in education is a topic that has received much scholarly attention lately … performance. We perform a direct comparison of the two most commonly used grading practices: the absolute (i.e., criterion …

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Bidding to give in the Field: Door-to-Door Fundraisers had it right from the Start

Onderstal, Sander; Schram, Arthur J.C.; Soetevent, … - 2011

In a door-to-door fundraising field experiment, we study the impact of fundraising mechanisms on charitable giving. We approached about 4500 households, each participating in either an all-pay auction, a lottery, a non-anonymous voluntary contribution mechanism (VCM), or an anonymous VCM. In...

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Premium Auctions in the Field

Onderstal, Sander - 2017

In a field experiment, we study the revenue-generating properties of premium auctions. In a premium auction, the runner-up obtains a premium for driving up the price paid by the winner. Previous research, both theoretical and in the lab, has shown that the relative performance of premium...

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Bidding to Give in the Field : Door-to-Door Fundraisers Had it Right from the Start

Onderstal, Sander; Schram, Arthur J. H. C.; Soetevent, … - 2011

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The Trust Game Behind the Veil of Ignorance : A Note on Gender Differences

Vyrastekova, Jana; Onderstal, Sander - 2010

We analyze gender differences in the trust game in a "behind the veil of ignorance" design. This method yields …

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