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Bubbles and incentives : an experiment on asset markets
Robin, Stéphane; Strážnická, Kateřina; Villeval, … - In: Economic and political studies : EPS 9 (2021) 1, pp. 68-89
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Can lab experiments help design personnel policies? : employers can use laboratory experiments to structure payment policies and incentive schemes
Villeval, Marie-Claire - 2016
Can a company attract a different type of employee by changing its compensation scheme? Is it sufficient to pay more to increase employees’ motivation? Should a firm provide evaluation feedback to employees based on their absolute or their relative performance? Laboratory experiments can help...
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The distinct impact of information and incentives on cheating
Bénistant, Julien; Galeotti, Fabio; Villeval, Marie-Claire - 2021
We study a dynamic variant of the die-under-the-cup task where players can repeatedly misreport the outcomes of consecutive die rolls to earn more money, either under a non-competitive piece rate scheme or in a two-player competitive tournament. In this dynamic setting we test (i) whether giving...
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Can transparency of information reduce embezzlement? : experimental evidence from Tanzania
Di Falco, Salvatore; Magdalou, Brice; Masclet, David; … - 2016
Embezzlement is a major concern in various settings. By means of a sequential modified dictator game, we investigate theoretically and experimentally whether making information more transparent and reducing the number of intermediaries in transfer chains can reduce embezzlement and improve the...
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Can transparency of information reduce embezzlement? : experimental evidence from Tanzania
Di Falco, Salvatore; Magdalou, Brice; Masclet, David; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011734013
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Incentive effects on risk attitude in small probability prospects
Lefebvre, Mathieu; Vieider, Ferdinand M.; Villeval, … - 2009
section for very small amounts. -- Risk attitude ; incentives ; decision ; experiment …Most studies on the role of incentives on risk attitude report data obtained from within-subject experimental … prospects in a laboratory experiment. Under low stakes, we find the typical risk seeking behavior for small probabilities …
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The ratio bias phenomenon : fact or artifact?
Lefebvre, Mathieu; Vieider, Ferdinand M.; Villeval, … - 2009
. -- Ratio bias ; financial incentives ; error rates ; experiment … once order effects are excluded, and once salient and dominant incentives are provided. This holds true for both choice and …
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Intermittent reinforcement and the persistence of behavior : experimental evidence
Hogarth, Robin M.; Villeval, Marie-Claire - 2010
reinforcement ; ambiguity ; randomness ; incentives ; experiment …Whereas economists have made extensive studies of the impact of levels of incentives on behavior, they have paid little … attention to the effects of regularity and frequency of incentives. We contrasted three ways of rewarding participants in a real …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008780451
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The ratio bias phenomenon : fact or artifact?
Lefebvre, Mathieu; Vieider, Ferdinand M.; Villeval, … - In: Theory and decision : an international journal for … 71 (2011) 4, pp. 615-641
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009355837
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Incentive effects on risk attitude in small probability prospects
Lefebvre, Mathieu; Vieider, Ferdinand M.; Villeval, … - In: Economics letters 109 (2010) 2, pp. 115-120
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