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"Making it count" : evidence from a field experiment on assessment rules, study incentives and student performance ; conference paper

Chevalier, Arnaud; Dolton, Peter J.; Luehrmann, Melanie - 2013

This paper examines field experiment in which we encourage the use of computer-based tests (quizzes) through a set of … non-financial incentives and test their effect on effort and performance of students. Our identification strategy exploits …

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Timing of kindness : evidence from a field experiment ; conference paper

Ockenfels, Axel; Sliwka, Dirk; Werner, Peter - 2014 - This version: 10 December 2013

We conduct a field experiment in a naturally occurring labor environment and track whether the performance of workers …

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Multitasking and the benefits of objective performance measurement : evidence from a field experiment ; conference paper

Manthei, Kathrin; Sliwka, Dirk - 2013 - Preliminary version

We examine the benefits of objective performance measurement in a field experiment conducted in a retail bank. At the …

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Do self-determined wages really improve employees performance? : evidence from a randomized field experiment : conference paper

Jeworrek, Sabrina; Mertins, Vanessa - 2014

perform better. By conducting a natural field experiment, we aim to test whether this policy actually has the predicted …

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Financial work incentives for disability benefit recipients : lessons from a randomized field experiment ; [conference paper]

Bütler, Monika; Deuchert, Eva; Lechner, Michael; … - 2014 - This draft: 1/15/2014, Preliminary draft

Disabled insurance (DI) beneficiaries lose benefits if labor incomes exceed certain thresholds (so called cash-cliffs ). The high implicit taxation of employment income is considered one of the prime reasons for the low outflow from the disability insurance. This paper presents the results of...

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Price discontinuities in an online used car market : conference paper

Englmaier, Florian; Schmöller, Arno Robin; Stowasser, Till - 2013

We examine empirically whether individuals evaluating used cars efficiently aggregate all relevant information on its constituent characteristics. Based on detailed field data on more than 80,000 used car offers in a large online marketplace, we provide evidence for biased information...

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