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Can transparency of information reduce embezzlement? : experimental evidence from Tanzania
Di Falco, Salvatore; Magdalou, Brice; Masclet, David; … - 2016
Embezzlement is a major concern in various settings. By means of a sequential modified dictator game, we investigate theoretically and experimentally whether making information more transparent and reducing the number of intermediaries in transfer chains can reduce embezzlement and improve the...
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Can transparency of information reduce embezzlement? : experimental evidence from Tanzania
Di Falco, Salvatore; Magdalou, Brice; Masclet, David; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011734013
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The profits of wisdom : the impact of a business support program in Tanzania
Bardasi, Elena; Gassier, Marine; Goldstein, Markus P.; … - In: The World Bank economic review : WBER 35 (2021) 2, pp. 328-347
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Increasing the adoption of conservation agriculture : a framed field experiment in Northern Ghana
Ambler, Kate; De Brauw, Alan; Murphy, Mike - In: Agricultural economics : the journal of the … 54 (2023) 5, pp. 742-756
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Towards more evidence-based agricultural and food policies
El Benni, Nadja; Grovermann, Christian; Finger, Robert - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 3, pp. 1-24
evidence-based agriculture and food policies at the top of research and policy agendas. We illustrate how scientific evidence …
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A Simple Note on Informational Cascades
Fiore, Annamaria; Morone, Andrea - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 2 (2008) 2008-1, pp. 1-21
Seminal models of herd behaviour and informational cascades point out existence of negative information externalities, and propose to ?destroy? information in order to achieve social improvements. Although in the last years many features of herd behaviour and informational cascades have been...
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Der Einsatz quantitativer Methoden zur Messung der Wirkung von Kunst auf junge Menschen am Beispiel einer Skulptur von Katharina Grosse
Quack, Helmut - 2015
statistically highly significant. The results of the experiment are interpreted psychologically and discussed in the light of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348238
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An Experimental Study of the POUM Hypothesis
Checchi, Daniele; Filippin, Antonio - 2003
period and individuals are not too risk averse. This paper tests the POUM hypothesis by means of a within subjects experiment … inequality aversion are (partially) controlled for via either the experiment design or the information collected during the … experiment. We find that the POUM hypothesis holds under alternative specifications, even when we control for individual fixed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261622
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Other-Regarding Preferences and Performance Pay : An Experiment on Incentives and Sorting
Villeval, Marie-Claire; Eriksson, Tor - 2004
experiment that analyzes the influence of other-regarding preferences on sorting and incentives. Experimental evidence shows that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261940
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A Nation-Wide Laboratory: Examining Trust and Trustworthiness by Integrating Behavioral Experiments into Representative Surveys
Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs; von Rosenbladt, Bernhard; … - 2003
representative behavioral data from a social dilemma experiment. We identify which survey questions intended to elicit people's trust … correlate well with behaviorally exhibited trust in the experiment. People above the age of 65, highly skilled workers and …
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