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E-nstructions facilitates the use of electronic instructions in computerized laboratory ex-periments in social sciences. In this article I provide a set of guidelines for the installationand the use of E-nstructions.
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theory: dynamic consistencyand consequentialism. Dynamic consistency requires that ex ante contingentchoices are respected by … experiment and nd that subjectsact more often in line with consequentialism than with dynamic consistency.[...] …
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The "common effect" model in program evaluation assumes that all treated individuals have the same impact from a program. Our paper contributes to the recent literature that tests and goes beyond the common effect model by investigating impact heterogeneity using data from the experimental...
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evidence from a lab experiment on the factor found to be crucial: the adjustment of reference states to changes in expectations …
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Three results emerge from a simple experiment on imitation. First, I find behavior which strongly suggests an intention … memory. The experiment analyzes imitation in an individual learning context. It supplements the results obtained for …
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In many environments, tournaments can elicit more effort from workers, except perhapswhen workers can sabotage each other. Because it is hard to separate effort, ability andoutput in many real workplace settings, the empirical evidence on the incentive effect oftournaments is thin...
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Small and informal firms account for a large share of employment in developing countries.The rapid expansion of microfinance services is based on the belief that these firms haveproductive investment opportunities and can enjoy high returns to capital if given theopportunity...
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Within a laboratory experiment we investigate a principal-agent game in which agents may,first, self-select into a …
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We present results from a field experiment testing the gift-exchange hypothesis inside a treeplantingfirm paying its …
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The population of most developed societies is ‘graying’. As life expectancy increases and thelarge baby-boom generation approaches retirement age, this has critical consequences formaintaining a high standard of living and the sustainability of pension systems. In the light ofthese labor-force...
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