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Free riding in the lab and in the field
Englmaier, Florian; Gebhardt, Georg - 2010
We run a public good experiment in the field and in the lab with (partly) the same subjects. The field experiment is a … true natural field experiment as subjects do not know that they are exposed to an experimental variation. We can show that … subjects' behavior in the classic lab public good experiment correlates with their behavior in the structurally comparable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008823173
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Framing Effects in the Prisoner's Dilemma But Not in the Dictator Game
Goerg, Sebastian J. - 2017
We systematically investigate prisoner's dilemma games and dictator games with valence framing. We find that give versus take frames influence subjects' behavior and beliefs in the prisoner's dilemma game but not in the dictator game
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963586
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Do Small Pecuniary Incentives Motivate Residential Peak Energy Reductions? Experimental Evidence
Royal, Andrew - 2018
This article evaluates demand side interventions aimed at reducing residential consumption during the peak energy periods. The interventions were applied to a sample high-income households and included a set of text message reminders advising participants to reduce electricity use during peak...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012932335
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Volunteering to take on power : experimental evidence from matrilineal and patriarchal societies in India
Banerjee, Debosree; Ibanez, Marcela; Riener, Gerhard; … - 2015
Gender equity in the creation and enforcement of social norms is important not only as a normative principle but it can also support long term economic growth. Yet in most societies, coercive power is in the hands of men. We investigate whether this form of segregation is due to inherent gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390561
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Volunteering to take on power : experimental evidence from matrilineal and patriarchal societies in India
Banerjee, Debosree; Ibañez, Marcela; Riener, Gerhard; … - 2015
Gender equity in the creation and enforcement of social norms is important not only as a normative principle but it can also support long term economic growth. Yet in most societies, coercive power is in the hands of men. We investigate whether this form of segregation is due to gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011386817
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Can the risky investment game predict real world investments?
Holden, Stein Terje; Tilahun, Mesfin - 2022
used in laboratory experiments. We use a field experiment to test whether the game can predict real world investments by … detect attenuation bias due to measurement error. Subjects'cognitive memory of the game played one year earlier is strongly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814590
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Harnessing Reciprocity to Promote Cooperation and the Provisioning of Public Goods
Rand, David G.; Yoeli, Erez; Hoffman, Moshe - 2015
How can we maximize the common good? This is a central organizing question of public policy design, across political parties and ideologies. The answer typically involves the provisioning of public goods such as fresh air, national defense, and knowledge. Public goods are costly to produce but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014037089
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Ethnic disparity in altruism towards reforestation : a social preference experiment in Mindoro, Philippines
Molina, Imelda Revilla; Castillo, Katelyn; Puzon, … - 2021
This paper presents a framed field experiment on ecological altruism in Mindoro, Philippines. Behavioural differences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012509927
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Free-riding in the lab and in the field
Englmaier, Florian; Gebhardt, Georg - 2011
To investigate the external validity of laboratory results, we combine a public good experiment with three treatments … in a field experiment. One treatment offers the opportunity to free-ride, the other two are placebo treatments. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009314547
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Grow rich while you sleep : selection in experiments with voluntary participation
Gautier, Pieter; Klaauw, Bas van der - 2006
-exchange experiment. The promotion campaign allowed guests to pay any non negative amount of money for a stay in one of 36 hotels in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011349714