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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 … explanatory power, allowing a deeper understanding of how to effectively design tournaments. From a methodological perspective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013056205
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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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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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Do Competitive Work Places Deter Female Workers? A Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment on Gender Differences in Job-Entry Decisions
Flory, Jeffrey - 2010
exploring job-entry decisions in a natural field experiment where we randomized nearly 7,000 interested job-seekers into …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135766
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Do Perceptions of Ballot Secrecy Influence Turnout? Results from a Field Experiment
Gerber, Alan - 2011
process. We then report results from a field experiment where we provided registered voters with information about ballot …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117389
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Rewarding Altruism? A Natural Field Experiment
Lacetera, Nicola - 2011
We present evidence from a natural field experiment involving nearly 100,000 individuals on the effects of offering …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013117886
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The Hidden Benefits of Control : Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Landry, Craig E. - 2011
An important dialogue between theorists and experimentalists over the past few decades has raised the study of the interaction of psychological and economic incentives from academic curiosity to a bona fide academic field. One recent area of study within this genre that has sparked interest and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119950
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Is There a 'Hidden Cost of Control' in Naturally-Occurring Markets? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Landry, Craig E. - 2011
Several recent laboratory experiments have shown that the use of explicit incentives--such as conditional rewards and punishment--entail considerable "hidden" costs. The costs are hidden in the sense that they escape our attention if our reasoning is based on the assumption that people are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119996
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Enhancing the Efficacy of Teacher Incentives Through Loss Aversion : A Field Experiment
Fryer, Roland G. - 2012
Domestic attempts to use financial incentives for teachers to increase student achievement have been ineffective. In this paper, we demonstrate that exploiting the power of loss aversion--teachers are paid in advance and asked to give back the money if their students do not improve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013103529
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Gender Differences in Bargaining Outcomes : A Field Experiment on Discrimination
Castillo, Marco - 2012
inferior treatment of men we conduct an experiment where passengers send a signal on valuation before negotiating. The signal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013106212