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This paper analyzes a two-person, two-stage model of sequential exploration, where both information and payoff externalities exist, and tests the derived hypotheses in the laboratory. We theoretically show that even when agents are self-interested and perfectly rational, the information...
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We investigate how the selection process of a leader affects team performance with respect to social learning. We use a … models of social learning to investigate the micro-level mechanisms. We find that overconfidence and conservatism contribute …
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We investigate how the selection process of a leader affects team performance with respect to social learning. We use a … models of social learning to investigate the micro-level mechanisms. We find that overconfidence and conservatism contribute …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012924442
We investigate how the selection process of a leader affects team performance with respect to social learning. We use a … models of social learning to investigate the micro-level mechanisms. We find that overconfidence and conservatism contribute …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011794457
Recent research has shown that women shy away from competition more often than men. We evaluate experimentally three alternative policy interventions to promote women in competitions: Quotas, Preferential Treatment, and Repetition of the Competition unless a critical number of female winners is...
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It is a well-known fact that people respond to incentives; however, people respond differently on how these incentives are presented. This study aims to verify whether there are significant differences among the individual, team, and mix incentive strategies through an experimental setup. The...
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We compare inequality aversion in individuals and teams by means of both within- and between-subject experimental designs, and we investigate how teams aggregate individual preferences. We find that team decisions reveal less inequality aversion than individual initial proposals in team...
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Recent research has shown that women shy away from competition more often than men. We evaluate experimentally three alternative policy interventions to promote women in competitions: Quotas, Preferential Treatment, and Repetition of the Competition unless a critical number of female winners is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013141762
improvement was mostly due to peer pressure over the minority opinion and to learning. Learning took place from interacting and …
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. This improvement was mostly due to peer pressure over the minority opinion and to group learning. Learning took place from …
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