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Gun for Hire : Does Delegated Enforcement Crowd Out Peer Punishment in Giving to Public Goods?
Andreoni, James - 2011
vigilante justice, as represented by peer-to-peer punishment, to delegated policing, as represented by the "hired gun" mechanism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125564
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The Heterogeneous Effect of Affirmative Action on Performance
Bracha, Anat - 2018
This paper experimentally investigates the effect of gender-based affirmative action (AA) on performance in the lab, focusing on a tournament environment. The tournament is based on GRE math questions commonly used in graduate school admission, and at which women are known to perform worse on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012906801
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On the Role of Group Size in Tournaments : Theory and Evidence from Lab and Field Experiments
List, John A. - 2014
test of the theory implements a laboratory experiment, where important features of the theory can be exogenously imposed …. We complement our lab experiment with a field experiment, where we rely on biological models complemented by economic …, our study showcases the benefits of combining data from both lab and field experiments to deepen our understanding of the …
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Politics in the Courtroom : Political Ideology and Jury Decision Making
Anwar, Shamena - 2015
This paper uses data from the Gothenburg District Court in Sweden and a research design that exploits the random assignment of politically appointed jurors (termed nämndemän) to make three contributions to the literature on jury decision-making: (i) an assessment of whether systematic biases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013022933
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Corruption, Intimidation, and Whistle-Blowing : A Theory of Inference from Unverifiable Reports
Chassang, Sylvain - 2014
possible to establish robust bounds on equilibrium corruption using only non-verifiable reports. Our analysis suggests a simple …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050290
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Optimal Sanctions When Individuals are Imperfectly Informed About the Probability of Apprehension
Bebchuk, Lucian A.; Kaplow, Louis - 2021
This paper considers optimal enforcement when individuals may be imperfectly informed about the probability of apprehension. When individuals are perfectly informed, optimal sanctions are maximal because, as Gary Becker (1968) suggested, society can economize on enforcement resources by reducing...
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Networks and Workouts : Treatment Size and Status Specific Peer Effects in a Randomized Field Experiment
Babcock, Philip - 2010
the estimation of spillovers. In a field experiment using university students, we find that subjects who have been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135398
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Understanding Peer Effects in Financial Decisions : Evidence from a Field Experiment
Bursztyn, Leonardo - 2012
Using a high-stakes field experiment conducted with a financial brokerage, we implement a novel design to separately …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013103518
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How Do Peers Impact Learning? An Experimental Investigation of Peer-to-Peer Teaching and Ability Tracking
Kimbrough, Erik O. - 2017
curriculum and the instructional behavior of teachers. To fill this gap, we conduct a laboratory experiment in which subjects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012955453
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Peer Effects in Computer Assisted Learning : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
Fafchamps, Marcel - 2017
We conduct a large scale RCT to investigate peer effects in computer assisted learning (CAL). Identification of peer effects relies on three levels of randomization. It is already known that CAL improves math test scores in Chinese rural schools. We find that paired treatment improves the...
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