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An Experimental Investigation of Wage Taxation and Unemployment in Closed and Open Economies

Riedl, Arno; van Winden, Frans - 2000

We investigate experimentally the economic effects of wage taxation to finance unemployment benefits for a closed economy and an international economy. The main findings are the following. (i) There is clear evidence of a vicious circle in the dynamic interaction between the wage tax and...

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Negative Reciprocity and the Interaction of Emotions and Fairness Norms

Reuben, Ernesto; van Winden, Frans - 2005

This experimental study investigates how behavior changes after punishment for an unkind action. It also studies how fairness perceptions affect the reaction to punishment and whether this effect is consistent across repeated play and role experiences. A repeated version of the power-to-take...

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Input versus Output Taxation in an Experimental International Economy

Riedl, Arno; van Winden, Frans - 2003

This paper is concerned with a policy oriented macroeconomic experiment involving an 'international' economy with a …

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Train Commuters' Scheduling Preferences: Evidence from a Large-Scale Peak Avoidance Experiment

Peer, Stefanie; Knockaert, Jasper; Verhoef, Erik - 2015

collected during large-scale peak avoidance experiment conducted in the Netherlands, in which participants could earn monetary … rewards for traveling outside peak hours. The experiment included ca. 1000 participants and lasted for about 6 months. Holders … of an annual train pass were invited to join the experiment, and a customized smartphone app was used to measure the …

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Incentive Systems in a Real Effort Experiment

van Dijk, Frans; Sonnemans, Joep; van Winden, Frans - 1998

In the reported experiment different payment schemes are examined on theirincentive effects. Payment based on …

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Social Ties in a Public Good Experiment

van Dijk, Frans; Sonnemans, Joep; van Winden, Frans - 1996

The formation of social ties is examined in an experimental study of voluntary public good provision. The experiment …

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The Power of a Bad Example -- A Field Experiment in Household Garbage Disposal

Dur, Robert; Vollaard, Ben - 2012

results of a natural field experiment where, in a randomly assigned part of a residential area, the frequency of cleaning was … locations before, during, and after the experiment, we find strong evidence that litter begets litter. However, we also find …

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Transport Investment Appraisal and the Environment

Nijkamp, Peter; Ubbels, Barry; Verhoef, Erik - 2002

This review considers the role of environmental effects in transport investment appraisal, mainly from the perspective of cost-benefit analysis, the most widely adopted appraisal technique. Although the basic principles of CBA are straightforward, several complications are identified that may...

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'Let me dream on!' Anticipatory Emotions and Preference for Timing in Lotteries

Kocher, Martin; Krawczyk, Michal; van Winden, Frans - 2009

emotions. This conjecture is tested in an experiment with real lottery tickets. We show that our theoretical considerations may …

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Investment, Resolution of Risk, and the Role of Affect

van Winden, Frans; Krawczyk, Michal; Hopfensitz, Astrid - 2008

-based questionnaire before the experiment and participants' preferencesfor resolution timing, risk, and time were incentive compatibly … measured during the experiment.Main findings are that delayed resolution can affect investment, that the effect depends on the …

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