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Should firms allow workers to choose their own wage? : delegating the choice of wage setting to workers can lead to better outcomes for all involved parties
Charness, Gary - 2016
Economists typically predict that people are inherently selfish; however, experimental evidence suggests that this is often not the case. In particular, delegating a choice (such as a wage) to the performing party may imbue this party with a sense of responsibility, leading to improved outcomes...
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Affect as a source of motivation in the workplace : a new model of labor supply, and new field evidence on income targeting and the goal gradient
Götte, Lorenz (contributor); Huffman, David (contributor) - 2005
In this chapter we propose a new, dual-process model of labor supply, which incorporates both cognitive and affective aspects of decision-making. Consistent with evidence from neuroscience, the worker may experience conflicting cognitive and affective motivations during the workday. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003227213
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Do emotions improve labor market outcomes?
Goette, Lorenz (contributor); Huffman, David (contributor) - 2005
Traditionally, models of economic decision-making assume that individuals are rational and emotionless. This chapter argues that the neglect of emotion in economic models explains their inability to predict important aspects of the labor market. We focus on one example: the scarcity of nominal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003227217
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Why Don't We Sleep Enough? A Field Experiment Among College Students
Avery, Mallory L.; Giuntella, Osea; Jiao, Peiran - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This study investigates the mechanisms affecting sleep choice and explores whether commitment devices and monetary incentives can be used to promote healthier sleep habits. To this end, we conducted a field experiment with college students, providing them incentives to sleep and collecting data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362029
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Assessment of economic security of enterprises : theoretical and methodological aspects
Shynkar, Svitlana; Gontar, Zoriana; Dubyna, Mariya; … - In: Verslas : teorija ir praktika : Vilniaus Gedimino … 21 (2020) 1, pp. 261-271
The main objective of the study is to formulate a new approach of assessing economic security for industrial enterprises, indicating a different approach from existing ones, to allow for the very specifics of economic activity, and to allow the use of qualitative and quantitative indicators. We...
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Models, inattention and expectation updates
Giacomini, Raffaella; Skreta, Basilikē; Turén, Javier - 2015
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Do corporate profit forecaster herd? : evidence from Canada, UK and the United States
Ruelke, Jan-Christoph - In: International journal of finance & economics : IJFE 18 (2013) 1, pp. 93-102
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Volume-herding interaction in the American market
BenSaïda, Ahmed; Jlassi, Mouna; Litimi, Houda - In: American journal of finance and accounting 4 (2015/2016) 1, pp. 50-69
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Getting an hnest aswer : clikers in the classroom
Levy, Dan; Yardley, Joshua; Zeckhauser, Richard - 2016 - June 2016 (revised from November 2015)
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Measures of volatility, crises, sentiment and the role of U.S. "fear" index (VIX) on herding in BRICS (2007-2021)
Zhang, Hang; Giouvris, Evangelos - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 3, pp. 1-42
We look into determinants (volatility, crises, sentiment and the U.S. ‘fear’ index) of herding using BRICS as our … sample. Investors herd selectively to crises and herding is a short-lived phenomenon. Herding was highest during the global … financial crisis (only China was affected). There was no herding during the European debt crisis and COVID. With regard to the …
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