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field experiment, ahead of the 2015 UK General Election, whereby postcards were sent to 7,679 unregistered students living …, were not effective in raising registration. In a separate experiment, the authors also showed that the differences in these …
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This paper provides an empirical demonstration of high stakes incentives in relation to religious practice. It shows that, when both positive (carrot) and negative (stick) incentives are available, the former are more effective than the latter. Specifically, it is shown that beliefs in heaven...
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This experimental study investigates how behavior changes after punishment for an unkind action. It also studies how … fairness perceptions affect the reaction to punishment and whether this effect is consistent across repeated play and role …
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inclinations. The third pillar are sanctions meted out to anyone who does not cooperate; ideally punishment can work as a mere … findings, in particular with regard to punishment behaviour. The chapter concludes with remarks on future research. …
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inclinations. The third pillar are sanctions meted out to anyone who does not cooperate; ideally punishment can work as a mere … findings, in particular with regard to punishment behaviour. The chapter concludes with remarks on future research. …
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norms are vague. Importantly, we find that punishment patterns in the first experiment closely follow these norm perceptions … different methodologies (a behavioral experiment and a vignette experiment in Study 1, as well as a norm elicitation experiment …-nudges affect punishment behavior, and how enforcement links to norm perceptions. Using a representative sample of U.S. participants …
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Economic inequality may fuel frustration, possibly leading to anger and antisocial behavior. We experimentally study a situation where only the rich can reduce inequality while the poor can express their discontent by destroying the wealth of a rich counterpart with whom they had no previous...
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Economic inequality may fuel frustration, possibly leading to anger and antisocial behavior. We experimentally study a situation where only the rich can reduce inequality while the poor can express their discontent by destroying the wealth of a rich counterpart with whom they had no previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064378
whether to engage in costly punishment of a free rider in a survey-based experiment with 1423 students from seven study areas …
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reported in the media. In a controlled and incentivized experiment, we investigate how observers rate different types of … hypocritical behavior and if this judgment also translates into punishment. Results show that observers do, indeed, condemn … punishment. Punishment seems to be driven more by the violation of the norm of fair distribution than by moral pretense. From the …
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