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Measures based on self-assessments, which are increasingly important in empirical economic research, are plagued by measurement error. This paper presents the first attempt at measuring both revealed and self-reported reliability of individuals' answers on self-reports of latent characteristics....
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Measures based on self-assessments, which are increasingly important in empirical economic research, are plagued by measurement error. This paper presents the first attempt at measuring both revealed and self-reported reliability of individuals' answers on self-reports of latent characteristics....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014233659
performance - in particular, tournament incentives - induce more stress than schemes that are independent of performance - fixed … payment scheme. Stress is measured over the entire course of the experiment at both the hormonal and psychological level …. Hormonal stress responses are captured by measuring salivary cortisol levels. Psychological stress responses are measured by …
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performance - in particular, tournament incentives - induce more stress than schemes that are independent of performance - fixed … payment scheme. Stress is measured over the entire course of the experiment at both the hormonal and psychological level …. Hormonal stress responses are captured by measuring salivary cortisol levels. Psychological stress responses are measured by …
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This study examines jobseekers' preferences for a variety of job attributes. It is based on a choice experiment involving 1,852 clients of the Flemish Public Employment Service (PES). Respondents value flexibility (e.g., remote work and schedule flexibility), job security and social impact of...
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High rewards or the threat of severe punishment do not only provide incentives to exert high levels of effort but also create pressure. Such pressure can cause paradoxical performance effects, namely performance decrements despite strong incentives and high motivation. By analyzing the...
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Working time autonomy is often accompanied by output-based incentives to counterbalance the loss of monitoring that comes with granting autonomy. However, in such settings, overprovision of effort could arise if workers are uncertain whether their performance suffices to secure the output-based...
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