incentives and prizes. The conceptual factors highlighted by our analytical framework are then tested through a laboratory … experiment. The experimental exercise aims to analyze how prizes and incentives impact actual individuals' behavior differently …. Our results show that both incentives (monetary and contingent) and prizes (non-monetary and discretional rewards) boost …

Awards are widespread in all countries and are prevalent both in the public sphere and in the private sector. This … paper argues, and empirically supports, that awards serve public functions and economists should take them seriously. Using … a unique cross-country data set, we suggest that awards serve as signals. Awards are more prevalent the more difficult …

Awards are widespread in all countries and are prevalent both in the public sphere and in the private sector. This … paper argues, and empirically supports, that awards serve public functions and economists should take them seriously. Using … a unique cross-country data set, we suggest that awards serve as signals. Awards are more prevalent the more difficult …