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Simple and Complex Gift Exchange in the Laboratory

van der Heijden, Eline C.M.; Nelissen, Jan H.M.; … - 2001

We examine an experimental gift exchange game in which the players can improve upon theunique no-gifts equilibrium through cooperative gift giving. The main feature of the study is thatthere are two different types of gift exchange, which we call simple and complex exchange,respectively. Complex...

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Are Experienced Managers Experts at Overcoming Coordination Failure?

Cooper, David J - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 6 (2006) 2

This paper studies experiments set in a corporate environment where a manager attempts to overcome a history of …

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It's all about Connections: Evidence on Network Formation

Falk, Armin; Kosfeld, Michael - In: Review of Network Economics 11 (2012) 3

Abstract We present an economic experiment on network formation, in which subjects can decide to form links to one another. Direct links are costly but being connected is valuable. The game-theoretic basis for our experiment is the model of Bala and Goyal (2000). They distinguish between two...

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It's all about Connections: Evidence on Network Formation

Falk, Armin; Kosfeld, Michael - 2003

We present an economic experiment on network formation, in which subjects can decide to form links to one another. Direct links are costly but being connected is valuable. The gametheoretic basis for our experiment is the model of Bala and Goyal (2000). They distinguish between two scenarios...

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Living in two neighborhoods: Social interaction effects in the lab

Falk, Armin; Fischbacher, Urs; Gächter, Simon - 2009

Field evidence suggests that people belonging to the same group often behave similarly, i.e., behavior exhibits social interaction effects. We conduct a laboratory experiment that avoids the identification problem present in the field and allows us to study the behavioral logic of social...

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Truth by consensus: A theoretical and empirical investigation

Camera, Gabriele; Garratt, Rod; Monnet, Cyril - 2024

Truthful reporting about the realization of a publicly observed event cannot be guaranteed by a consensus process. This fact, which we establish theoretically and verify empirically, holds true even if some individuals are compelled to tell the truth, regardless of economic incentives. We...

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Truth by consensus: A theoretical and empirical investigation

Camera, Gabriele; Garratt, Rod; Monnet, Cyril - 2024

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Stereotypes, Sex Discrimination and Paranoia - an experimental study

Holm, Håkan J. - 2000

We analyze results from two categories of experiments where the subjects received controlled signals about the sex of … their co-players. In a series of Battle of the Sexes experiments the subjects played more hawkish against women than against … men. The impact of the sex signal was most pronounced among female subjects. In the second category of experiments we …

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Measuring "Group Cohesion" to Reveal the Power of Social Relationships in Team Production

Gächter, Simon; Starmer, Chris; Tufano, Fabio - 2022

operationalize measurement of group cohesion, adapting the "oneness scale" from psychology. A series of experiments, including a pre …

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Measuring "Group Cohesion" to Reveal the Power of Social Relationships in Team Production

Gaechter, Simon; Starmer, Chris; Tufano, Fabio - 2022

operationalize measurement of group cohesion, adapting the "oneness scale" from psychology. A series of experiments, including a pre …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013427722