In this paper, we analyze a principal's optimal feedback policy in tournaments. We close a gap in the literature by … assuming the principal to be unable to commit to a certain policy at the beginning of the tournament. Our analysis shows that …

In this paper, we analyze a principal's optimal feedback policy in tournaments. We close a gap in the literature by … assuming the principal to be unable to commit to a certain policy at the beginning of the tournament. Our analysis shows that …

In this paper, we analyze a principal's optimal feedback policy in tournaments. We close a gap in the literature by … assuming the principal to be unable to commit to a certain policy at the beginning of the tournament. Our analysis shows that …

-takes-all tournament. We find that, regardless of the pay scheme used, feedback does not improve performance. There are no significant peer … employee effort. We explore three information policies: No feedback about relative performance, feedback given halfway through … the production period, and continuously updated feedback. The pay schemes are a piece rate payment scheme and a winner …

A real effort experiment is investigated in which supervisors have to rate the performance of individual workers who in …

A real effort experiment is investigated in which supervisors have to rate the performance of individual workers who in … distribution ; motivation ; experiment …

In this paper, we analyze a principal's optimal feedback policy in tournaments. We close a gap in the literature by … assuming the principal to be unable to commit to a certain policy at the beginning of the tournament. Our analysis shows that …

A real effort experiment is investigated in which supervisors have to rate the performance of individual workers who in …

A real effort experiment is investigated in which supervisors have to rate the performance of individual workers who in …

-takes-all tournament. We find that, regardless of the pay scheme used, feedback does not improve performance. There are no significant peer … employee effort. We explore three information policies: No feedback about relative performance, feedback given halfway through … the production period, and continuously updated feedback. The pay schemes are a piece rate payment scheme and a winner …