forecasting task with varying cognitive load, we identify the causal effect of working memory on subjects' forecasting performance … causality is important for understanding the nature of various decision-making errors, as well as for providing reliable policy … of the disadvantaged. We further argue that establishing the causality of cognitive abilities is a prerequisite for …

heterogeneity in performance. Using a forecasting task with varying cognitive load, I show that the effectiveness of high …-powered financial incentives as a stimulator of economic performance can be moderated by cognitive abilities in a causal fashion …. Identifying the causality of cognitive abilities is a prerequisite for studying their interaction with financial and intrinsic …

on performance is stronger under financial incentives as compared to flat rate pay. Subjects with more accounting …

on performance is stronger under financial incentives as compared to flat rate pay. Subjects with more accounting …

heterogeneity in performance. Using a forecasting task with varying cognitive load, I show that the effectiveness of high …-powered financial incentives as a stimulator of economic performance can be moderated by cognitive abilities in a causal fashion …. Identifying the causality of cognitive abilities is a prerequisite for studying their interaction with financial and intrinsic …

forecasting task with varying cognitive load, we identify the causal effect of working memory on subjects' forecasting performance … causality is important for understanding the nature of various decision-making errors, as well as for providing reliable policy … of the disadvantaged. We further argue that establishing the causality of cognitive abilities is a prerequisite for …

their interaction, matter for performance. In particular, the effect of task-specific cognitive capital on performance is … stronger under performance-based financial incentives as compared to flat-rate incentives. The interaction effect arises … because performance-based financial incentives lead to better performance only for individuals with more task …

knowledge on recall performance varies with the timing of the introduction of performance-contingent financial incentives. I … further illustrate that subjects better endowed with task-specific accounting knowledge greater improve recall performance in … response to the introduction of performance-contingent financial incentives. I draw implications for further research of the …

their interaction, matter for performance. In particular, the effect of task-specific cognitive capital on performance is … stronger under performance-based financial incentives as compared to flat-rate incentives. The interaction effect arises … because performance-based financial incentives lead to better performance only for individuals with more task …