experiment. We investigate whether information provision attracts mainly high productivity individuals and reduces competition …This paper studies the influence of information on entry choices in a competition with a controlled laboratory … decision problem and to update beliefs about success. In the experiment, subjects face the choice between a competition game …

. -- competition ; experiment ; information ; overconfidence ; self-assessment ; self-selection ; tournament … experiment. We investigate whether information provision attracts mainly high productivity individuals and reduces competition …This paper studies the influence of information on entry choices in a competition with a controlled laboratory …

experiment. We investigate whether information provision attracts mainly high productivity individuals and reduces competition …This paper studies the influence of information on entry choices in a competition with a controlled laboratory … decision problem and to update beliefs about success. In the experiment, subjects face the choice between a competition game …

In this paper we ask if reports of private information about skills, abilities or achievements are affected by image … concerns. We develop a simple model that illustrates how image utility can lead to misreporting of private information in … experiment. In the experiment, all subjects go through a series of quiz questions and subsequently report a performance measure …

In this paper we ask if reports of private information about skills, abilities or achievements are affected by image … concerns. We develop a simple model that illustrates how image utility can lead to misreporting of private information in … experiment. In the experiment, all subjects go through a series of quiz questions and subsequently report a performance measure …

This paper studies the impact of incentives on worker self-selection in a controlled laboratory experiment. In a first …. Depending on the treatment, the variable payment is either a piece rate, a tournament or a revenue-sharing scheme. We elicit … additional individual characteristics such as subjects' risk attitudes, measures of self-assessment and overconfidence, social …

This paper studies the impact of incentives on worker self-selection in a controlled laboratory experiment. In a first …. Depending on the treatment, the variable payment is either a piece rate, a tournament or a revenue-sharing scheme. We elicit … additional individual characteristics such as subjects’ risk attitudes, measures of selfassessment and overconfidence, social …

explain recent findings that women shy away from competition, demanding jobs and wage negotiations, as entering these …

In a real effort experiment with repeated competition we find striking differences in how the work effort of men and … experiment. Our findings shed new light on why women may be less inclined to pursue competition-intensive careers. …