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Job mission as a substitute for monetary incentives: Experimental evidence
Cassar, Lea - 2014
Are monetary and non-monetary incentives used as substitutes in motivating effort? I address this question in a … laboratory experiment in which the choice of the job characteristics (i.e., the mission) is part of the compensation package that … and non-monetary incentives imperfect. These findings have implications for the design of incentives in mission …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011282511
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Does competition enhance performance or cheating? A laboratory experiment
Schwieren, Christiane; Weichselbaumer, Doris - 2008
our experiment subjects conduct a task where they have the possibility to make use of illegitimate tools to better their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294922
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Pay Transparency under Subjective Performance Evaluation
Fahn, Matthias; Zanarone, Giorgio - 2021
incentives. Collective enforcement allows the transparent organization to use strong employment relationships to "cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012662711
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Individual characteristics and behavior in repeated games: An experimental study
Davis, Douglas; Ivanov, Asen; Korenok, Oleg - 2014
Using a laboratory experiment, we investigate whether a variety of behaviors in repeated games are related to an array …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011381009
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Trust and communication in a property rights dilemma
Ahn, T. K.; Balafoutas, Loukas; Batsaikhan, Mongoljin; … - 2016
We study a laboratory social dilemma game in which incentives to steal from others lead to the socially inefficient …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011669324
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Deciding for Others Reduces Loss Aversion
Andersson, Ola; Holm, Håkan J.; Tyran, Jean-Robert; … - 2013
We study risk taking on behalf of others, both with and without potential losses. A large-scale incentivized experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208657
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Security of property as a public good: Institutions, socio-political environment and experimental behavior in five countries
Campos-Ortiz, Francisco; Putterman, Louis; Ahn, T. K.; … - 2012
We study experimentally the protection of property in five widely distinct countries - Austria, Mexico, Mongolia, South Korea and the United States. Our main results are that the security of property varies with experimental institutions, and that our subject pools exhibit significantly...
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Generosity across contexts
Davis, Alexander L.; Jehli, Nadja R.; Miller, John H.; … - 2015
Extensive research in economics explores generosity in monetary allocations. However, generosity often involves the allocation of non-monetary goods or experiences. Existing evidence suggests that generosity may be higher in such contexts, though no direct comparison exists. Here, we compare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011282461
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Gender differences in willingness to compete: The role of public observability
Buser, Thomas; Ranehill, Eva; van Veldhuizen, Roel - 2017
gap. We test this prediction using a laboratory experiment that varies whether the decision to compete, and its outcome …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011784293
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Generosity across contexts
Davis, Alexander L.; Miller, John H.; Weber, Roberto A. - 2011
Extensive research in economics explores generosity in monetary allocations, while generosity in non-laboratory contexts often involves the allocation of consumption goods or non-monetary harm. Psychological evidence suggests that generosity may be higher in such contexts. We compare generosity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316844