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Performance pay and multi-dimensional sorting : productivity, preferences and gender
Dohmen, Thomas (contributor); Falk, Armin (contributor) - 2006
. Depending on the treatment, the variable payment is either a piece rate, a tournament or a revenue-sharing scheme. We elicit … findings are as follows. First, output is much higher in the variable pay schemes (piece rate, tournament, and revenue sharing … ; productivity ; ability ; piece rates ; tournament ; revenue sharing ; risk preferences ; overconfidence ; gender ; experiment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003289888
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Performance Pay and Multi-Dimensional Sorting : Productivity, Preferences and Gender
Dohmen, Thomas J. - 2006
. Depending on the treatment, the variable payment is either a piece rate, a tournament or a revenue-sharing scheme. We elicit … findings are as follows. First, output is much higher in the variable pay schemes (piece rate, tournament, and revenue sharing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012780523
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Does competition enhance performance or cheating? : a laboratory experiment
Schwieren, Christiane; Weichselbaumer, Doris - 2008
In this paper we experimentally test whether competing for a desired reward does not only affect individuals performance, but also their tendency to cheat. Recent doping scandals in sports as well as forgery and plagiarism scandals in academia have been partially explained by competitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011343940
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Worker morale and effort : is the relationship causal?
Hassink, Wolter H. J.; Fernandez, Roberto M. - 2015
We investigate a unique setting which enables us to distinguish between two theories of work performance. A standard labor supply framework implies a negative effect of the non-pecuniary cost of work on the employee's effort. In contrast, a model of worker morale that is consistent with a widely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010498371
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Gender differences in tournament choices : risk preferences, overconfidence or competitiveness?
Veldhuizen, Roel van - 2016
A large number of recent experimental studies show that women are less likely to sort into competitive environments. While part of this effect may be explained by gender differences in risk attitudes and overconfidence, previous studies have attributed the majority of the gender gap to gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011564618
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The Part-Time Productivity Gap : Experimental Evidence from a Large-Scale Recruitment Drive
Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant; Kim, Hyunseob; Zhu, John - 2022
This paper examines how self-selection shapes the quality of applicant pools for part-time work relative to full-time work. In a large-scale recruitment drive for data-entry workers in Ethiopia, we implemented a field experiment that randomly offers either a part- or full-time job opportunity....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013289630
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Male and female competitive behavior : experimental evidence
Gupta, Nabanita Datta (contributor);  … - 2005
tournament and a piece-rate pay scheme before performing a real task. Men choose the tournament significantly more often than … social norms whose nature and origin we discuss. -- competition ; tournament ; piece rate ; gender ; risk-aversion ; relative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003280790
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The Effect of Task Choice and Task Assignment on the Gender Earnings Gap : An Experimental Study
Ou, Kai - 2020
Previous studies explain the gender earnings gap by gender differences in choosing competitive and higher-paying jobs. However, little is known about whether and how women's earnings are affected when they choose more challenging jobs. In this study, we use a novel identification strategy to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012827910
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The spillover effects of affirmative action on competitiveness and unethical behavior
Banerjee, Ritwik; Gupta, Nabanita Datta; Villeval, … - 2016
tournament payment scheme. However, we find no spillover effect on confidence and competitiveness once Affirmative Action is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594147
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Gender and peer effects in social networks
Beugnot, Julie; Fortin, Bernard; Lacroix, Guy; … - 2017
We investigate whether peer effects at work differ by gender and whether the gender difference in peer effects – if any – depends on work organization, precisely the structure of social networks. We develop a social network model with gender heterogeneity that we test by means of a...
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