Although peer information can motivate behavior in a cost-effective way, it can also cause an oppositional reaction or boomerang effect that leads to poorer performance. This project uses an experimental design in a controlled laboratory setting to measure if the de-motivational effect of peer...

The article studies the patterns of diffusion of residential rooftop photovoltaics (PV) systems in Poland and the effects of such technology on local air quality. First, I apply a panel econometric analysis to estimate the impact of peer effects. I lag the difference in time between a submitted...

In this paper, we investigate a primary potential impact of leveraged buyout (LBOs) transactions: the effects of LBOs on the peers of the LBO target in the same industry. Using a data sample based on US LBO transactions between 1985 and 2016, we investigate the impact of the peer firms in the...