How do peers influence the impact of incentives? Despite much work on incentives, little is known about the spillover … effects of incentives. We investigate two mechanisms by which these effects can occur: through peers' actions and peers …' incentives. In a field experiment on snack choice (grapes versus cookies), we randomize who receives incentives, the fraction of …

. Another (incentives) was offered substantial merit-scholarships for solid, but not necessarily top, first year grades. A third … offered both services and incentives than for those offered services alone. No program had an effect on men's grades or other … that incentives were given in the first year only. The results suggest that the study skills acquired in response to a …

people's employment incentives and could achieve reductions in unemployment without reducing the level of support to the …

We provide evidence that promotion incentives influence the effort of public employees by studying China's system of … and middle school teachers. Consistent with theory, high wage increases for promotion are associated with better …