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Performance pay and multi-dimensional sorting : productivity, preferences and gender
Dohmen, Thomas (contributor); Falk, Armin (contributor) - 2006
This paper studies the impact of incentives on worker self-selection in a controlled laboratory experiment. In a first … of multi-dimensional sorting, i.e., the tendency for different incentive schemes to systematically attract people with … ; 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
This paper studies the impact of incentives on worker self-selection in a controlled laboratory experiment. In a first … of multi-dimensional sorting, i.e., the tendency for different incentive schemes to systematically attract people with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012780523
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Gender and psychological pressure in competitive environments
Booth, Alison L.; Nolen, Patrick - 2021
environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012485925
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How Competitive are Female Professionals? A Tale of Identity Conflict
Cadsby, C. Bram; Servatka, Maros; Song, Fei - Department of Economics and Finance, College of … - 2011
We develop and test experimentally the argument that gender/family and/or professional identities, activated through psychological priming, may influence preference for competition. We focus on female professionals for whom these identities may conflict and male professionals for whom they may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009275558
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CEO Incentive Contracts, Risk Shifting, and Commitment Benefits of Gender Diverse Boards
Nanda, Vikram K. - 2020
We argue gender-diverse boards are associated with distinct preferences that reassure investors about their commitment to moderate risk and boost long-term corporate survival. Results suggest a strong relation between gender-diverse boards and bondholder-aligned CEO compensation components,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012849311
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Age differences in the reaction to incentives : do older people avoid competition?
Sproten, Alec N.; Schwieren, Christiane - 2012
the effects of different incentive schemes (competition, social or increased monetary incentives) on performance of young …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009526203
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Gender differences in responsiveness to a homo economicus prime in the gift-exchange game
Mertins, Vanessa; Warning, Susanne - 2013
differences in responsiveness to a homo economicus prime in a gift-exchange experiment with 113 participants. We observed gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009751798
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Gender and peer effects in social networks
Beugnot, Julie; Fortin, Bernard; Lacroix, Guy; … - 2017
heterogeneity that we test by means of a real-effort laboratory experiment. We compare sequential networks in which information on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011621344
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Gender and psychological pressure in competitive environments
Booth, Alison L.; Nolen, Patrick J. - 2021
environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013233791
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Gender and Psychological Pressure in Competitive Environments
Booth, Alison L.; Nolen, Patrick J. - 2021
environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013240293