We study how help can be fostered by means of a team bonus in the presence of rank-order tournaments. In a simple model … the theoretical benchmark with behavior observed in a one-shot experiment. …

crowding out due to low-powered incentives. High-powered incentives in the workplace tend to increase output, but it is unknown … also extends to high-powered incentives, in a real work setting with paid workers. There is individual heterogeneity …

intent, that can cause incentives to fail. Using an experiment that provides the material circumstances necessary for …Empirical studies of the principal-agent relationship find that extrinsic incentives work in many instances, linking … drive to work to master a skill or to improve one's self image, is thought to be the key to whether incentives work or not …

intent, that can cause incentives to fail. Using an experiment that provides the material circumstances necessary for …Empirical studies of the principal-agent relationship find that extrinsic incentives work in many instances, linking … drive to work to master a skill or to improve one's self image, is thought to be the key to whether incentives work or not …

provides incentives to increase effort in order to reach the playoffs and incentives to decrease effort once a team has been … incentives - they win more games when there is still a chance to reach the playoffs and lose more after being eliminated from …

an experiment with piece-rate incentives we find that the comparative static and the point predictions on effort …

an experiment with piece-rate incentives we find that the comparative static and the point predictions on effort …

an experiment with piece-rate incentives we find that the comparative static and the point predictions on effort …