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Feedback and Incentives : Experimental Evidence
Eriksson, Tor; Poulsen, Anders; Villeval, Marie Claire - 2011
This paper experimentally investigates the impact of different pay and relative performance information policies on employee effort. We explore three information policies: No feedback about relative performance, feedback given halfway through the production period, and continuously updated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014218453
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Feedback and Incentives : Experimental Evidence
Eriksson, Tor; Poulsen, Anders; Villeval, Marie Claire - 2021
This paper experimentally investigates the impact of different pay and relative performance information policies on employee effort. We explore three information policies: No feedback about relative performance, feedback given halfway through the production period, and continuously updated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325263
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Communication and Coordination in a Two-Stage Game
Bjedov, Tjasa - 2015
We study the impact of communication on behavior in a two-stage coordination game with asymmetric payoffs. We test … sustain coordination over time and alleviate the inequality induced by the asymmetry of payoffs. Third, communication …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013024891
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Communication and Coordination in a Two-Stage Game
Bjedov, Tjasa - 2015
We study the impact of communication on behavior in a two-stage coordination game with asymmetric payoffs. We test … sustain coordination over time and alleviate the inequality induced by the asymmetry of payoffs. Third, communication …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013024900
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Do women prefer a co-operative work environment?
Kuhn, Peter J.; Villeval, Marie Claire - 2011
Are women disproportionately attracted to work environments where cooperation rather than competition is rewarded? This … observed patterns in the team-entry gender gap: (1) a gender gap in confidence in others (i.e. women are less pessimistic about …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280692
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The Spillover Effects of Affirmative Action on Competitiveness and Unethical Behavior
Banerjee, Ritwik; Datta Gupta, Nabanita; Villeval, … - 2016
increase substantially the confidence of the lower caste members and motivate them to choose significantly more frequently a … tournament payment scheme. However, we find no spillover effect on confidence and competitiveness once Affirmative Action is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653122
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Male and Female Competitive Behavior : Experimental Evidence
Datta Gupta, Nabanita - 2006
Male and female choices differ in many economic situations, e.g., on the labor market. This paper considers whether such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a tournament and a piece-rate pay scheme before performing a real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012735022
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The Spillover Effects of Affirmative Action on Competitiveness and Unethical Behavior
Banerjee, Ritwik - 2016
increase substantially the confidence of the lower caste members and motivate them to choose significantly more frequently a … tournament payment scheme. However, we find no spillover effect on confidence and competitiveness once Affirmative Action is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978151
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The Spillover Effects of Affirmative Action on Competitiveness and Unethical Behavior
Banerjee, Ritwik - 2018
increase substantially the confidence of the lower caste members and motivate them to choose significantly more frequently a … tournament payment scheme. However, we find no spillover effect on confidence and competitiveness once Affirmative Action is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012934947
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Male and Female Competitive Behavior - Experimental Evidence
Datta Gupta, Nabanita - 2010
Male and female choices differ in many economic situations, e.g., on the labor market. This paper considers whether such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a tournament and a piece-rate pay scheme before performing a real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012717539