selection mechanisms in group decision-making. In a setting where all members of a group get the same payoff based on the group … leader's decision of how much risk to take, we study the effects of two treatment variables: (1) whether group members can …'s decision: the communicated preferences have a significant effect on the actual group decision only when the leader is appointed …

We study, experimentally, how two alternative incentive mechanisms affect team performance, and how a team chooses … between alternative mechanisms. We study a group incentive mechanism, where team output is shared equally among team members …, and a hierarchical mechanism team output is allocated by a team leader. Our experiment examines these mechanisms in both …