foreclosure in laboratory experiments. In one-shot interactions, upstream firms can choose to build a reputation by revealing …Building on the seminal paper of Ordover, Saloner and Salop (1990), I study the role of reputation building on … their price history to the current upstream competitor. In particular, integrated firms can establish a reputation to …

behavior a reputation system is particularly important to reduce information asymmetries about the quality of the offered … product or service. In this study we examine the effectiveness of a reputation system to reduce information asymmetries when … choices and short-lived customers are asked to evaluate the observed quality by providing ratings to a reputation system. The …

We study the robustness of reputation management systems against distortions in rating behavior. In a laboratory trust … experiment with reputation management, we mimic a positive bias by exclusively offering the option to rate positively or to give …. This highlights the importance of negative ratings for the effectiveness of reputation systems. …

Using a repeated public good game with stranger matching, we compare how two different reputation systems with … evaluations reputation is less sensitive, incentives for reputation building are stronger and contributions are higher …

Online interactions are frequently governed by reputation systems that allow users to evaluate each other after an … interaction. Effective reputation systems can increase trust and may improve efficiency in market settings. In recent years … studies, we design a lab10 oratory experiment. Using a repeated public good game with a reputation system, we study (i) how …

concern for reputation, our model predicts that politicians' effort is increasing in their reputation concern. With … reputation-concerned individuals are more reluctant to join politics than those who worry less about their perceived moral … stature. Using data from lab-in-the-field experiments in rural India with local politicians and non-politician participants …