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The sequencing of gift exchange : a field trial
Carpenter, Jeffrey P. - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 139 (2017), pp. 26-31
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852826
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Norm Enforcement: Anger, Indignation or Reciprocity?
Carpenter, Jeffrey P.; Matthews, Peter Hans - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
group reciprocity. We find evidence in favor of both, with the caveat that the incidence of indignation-driven sanctions is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822220
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The Sequencing of Gift Exchange: A Field Trial
Carpenter, Jeffrey P. - 2017
There is now an extensive literature on "gift exchange" showing that when principals and agents can trade "gifts" (rewards that should not emerge in a competitive equilibrium), exchange becomes more efficient. However, it is not obvious how gift exchange should be organized if the principal's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653464
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Norm enforcement: anger, indignation or reciprocity?
Carpenter, Jeffrey P.; Matthews, Peter Hans - 2005
group reciprocity. We find evidence in favor of both, with the caveat that the incidence of indignation-driven sanctions is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267624
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Social Reciprocity
Carpenter, Jeffrey P.; Matthews, Peter Hans - 2004
We define social reciprocity as the act of demonstrating one's disapproval, at some personal cost, for the violation of … widely-held norms (e.g., don't free ride). Social reciprocity differs from standard notions of reciprocity because social … altruism. Instead, we posit that social reciprocity is a triggered normative response. Our experiment confirms the existence of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271935
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The Labor Supply of Fixed-Wage Workers: Estimates from a Real Effort Experiment
Carpenter, Jeffrey P. - 2016
. Given recent interest in theories of reciprocity and intrinsic motivation and their implications for effort provision, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011479296
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Profit Sharing and Peer Reporting
Carpenter, Jeffrey P.; Robbett, Andrea; Akbar, Prottoy - 2016
Despite the "1/N problem" associated with profit sharing, the empirical literature finds that sharing profits with workers has a positive impact on work team and firm performance. We examine one possible resolution to this puzzle by observing that, although the incentive to work harder under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011494318
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Comparing Students to Workers : The Effects of Social Framing on Behavior in Distribution Games
Carpenter, Jeffrey P.; Burks, Stephen V.; Verhoogen, Eric A. - 2004
To investigate the external validity of Ultimatum and Dictator game behavior we conduct experiments in field settings with naturally occurring variation in "social framing." Our participants are students at Middlebury College, non-traditional students at Kansas City Kansas Community College...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276947
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The labor supply of fixed-wage workers : estimates from a real effort experiment
Carpenter, Jeffrey P. - 2016
. Given recent interest in theories of reciprocity and intrinsic motivation and their implications for effort provision, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011453435
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Profit sharing and peer reporting
Carpenter, Jeffrey P.; Robbett, Andrea; Akbar, Prottoy - 2016
Despite the "1/N problem" associated with profit sharing, the empirical literature finds that sharing profits with workers has a positive impact on work team and firm performance. We examine one possible resolution to this puzzle by observing that, although the incentive to work harder under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011476533