We construct a general dynamic structural model of two-sided learning between a firm and its workers. We estimate an … American workers). The type of data that we use also generates information on the value of learning and on whether and how the … the increases in the firm?s value from learning about its workers? behavior and to infer the extent of biases in estimated …

altruism. Instead, we posit that social reciprocity is a triggered normative response. Our experiment confirms the existence of …

We utilize a laboratory experiment to compare effort provision under optimal tournament contracts with different …

altruism. Instead, we posit that social reciprocity is a triggered normative response. Our experiment confirms the existence of …

inherently unobservable sources of heterogeneity – learning ability and workers? inter-temporal preferences (discounting) – both …

International Student Assessment (PISA) survey on students' literacy levels. A competitive learning approach has a positive … students, this paper presents a simple model showing that free riding incentives lead to an insufficient degree of cooperation … between schoolmates, which in turn decreases the overall achievement. A cooperative learning approach may instead emerge when …

Many North American college students have trouble satisfying degree requirements in a timely manner. This paper reports … on a randomized field experiment involving two strategies designed to improve academic performance among entering full … treatment group combined both interventions. Service take-up rates were much higher for women than for men and for students …

institutions reinforce each other in slowing or preventing people from learning the correct underlying parameters. …