communities. As siting issues are decided in the realm of politics, an economic theory of compensation must focus on the interplay …

and conducted a laboratory experiment to test this proposition. In the field experiment, taxpayers with a history of being … compliant are more likely to make a promise. Similarly, the laboratory experiment indicates that individuals with higher tax …. The field experiment indicates that commitment can improve payment behavior. This effect, however, is strongly dependent …

experiment that quantifies and isolates the effects of different award characteristics such as the publicity associated with …

This paper tests the effect of a matching mechanism on donations in a controlled field experiment. We match the … socially inclined to react to the matching mechanism. The field experiment provides some evidence suggesting that the matching …