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Nobody likes a rat: On the willingness and consequences of reporting lies
Reuben, Ernesto; Stephenson, Matt - 2012
We investigate the intrinsic motivation of individuals to report, and thereby sanction, fellow group members who lie for personal gain. We further explore the changes in lying and reporting behavior that result from giving individuals a say in who joins their group. We find that enough...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289978
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Whistle-Blower Protection: Theory and Experimental Evidence
Mechtenberg, Lydia; Muehlheusser, Gerd; Roider, Andreas - 2017
Whistle-blowing by employees plays a major role in uncovering corporate fraud. Various recent laws aim at improving …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653335
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Business Ethics in Organizations: An Experimental Examination of Whistleblowing and Personality
Bartuli, Jenny; Djawadi, Behnud Mir; Fahr, René - 2016
The present paper suggests an innovative experimental design to study the nature and occurrence of whistleblowing in an … is a strong predictor for whistleblowing. Further, employees who are more altruistic and more aware of ethical issues are … more likely to refrain from supporting fraud and report wrongdoing. With the foci on research exploring individual and …
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The Meaning of Failed Replications: A Review and Proposal
Clemens, Michael A. - 2015
The welcome rise of replication tests in economics has not been accompanied by a single, clear definition of replication. A discrepant replication, in current usage of the term, can signal anything from an unremarkable disagreement over methods to scientific incompetence or misconduct. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010531710
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The Meaning of Failed Replications: A Review and Proposal
Clemens, Michael A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
The welcome rise of replication tests in economics has not been accompanied by a single, clear definition of replication. A discrepant replication, in current usage of the term, can signal anything from an unremarkable disagreement over methods to scientific incompetence or misconduct. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011268328
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Learning unethical practices from a co-worker: the peer effect of Jose Canseco
Gould, Eric D.; Kaplan, Todd R. - 2008
This paper examines the issue of whether workers learn productive skills from their co-workers, even if those skills are unethical. Specifically, we estimate whether Jose Canseco, one of the best baseball players in the last few decades, affected the performance of his teammates. In his...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268645
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Nobody Likes a Rat: On the Willingness and Consequences of Reporting Lies
Reuben, Ernesto; Stephenson, Matthew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We investigate the intrinsic motivation of individuals to report, and thereby sanction, fellow group members who lie for personal gain. We further explore the changes in lying and reporting behavior that result from giving individuals a say in who joins their group. We find that enough...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262734
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The Changing Profile of Mexican Migrants to the United States: New Evidence from California and Mexico
Cornelius, Wayne A.; Marcelli, Enrico A. - 2000
Using recent data from southern California and Mexico we challenge the notion that the demographic profile of post-1970 Mexican migrants to the United States has remained constant. We find that more recent cohorts of migrants: (1) are more likely to settle permanently in the United States, (2)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262427
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The narrowing of the US gender earnings gap, 1959 - 1999: a cohort-based analysis
Weinberger, Catherine; Kuhn, Peter - 2006
Using Census and Current Population Survey data spanning 1959 through 1999, we assess the relative contributions of two factors to the decline in the gender wage gap: changes across cohorts in the relative slopes of men's and women's age-earnings profiles, versus changes in relative earnings...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267640
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Economic mobility, family background, and the well-being of children in the United States and Canada
Corak, Miles; Curtis, Lori; Phipps, Shelley - 2010
This comparative study of the relationship between family economic background and adult outcomes in the United States and Canada addresses three questions. First, is there something to explain? We suggest that the existing literature finds that there are significant differences in the degree of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269450