). Agents differ in their motivation to exert social effort. Our model predicts that lowering incentives for selfish effort in …We study, theoretically and empirically, the effects of incentives on the self-selection and coordination of motivated … prediction in a lab experiment allowing us to cleanly separate the selection effect from other effects of low incentives. Results …

a means of increased worker autonomy, SMWT can theoretically increase effort via intrinsic motivation and reciprocal … intrinsically motivated, suggesting that intrinsic motivation is complementary to SMWT. However, reciprocal work intensification …

: by making donations to charity and by taking a public service job and exerting effort on the job. Our theory predicts …

: by making donations to charity and by taking a public service job and exerting effort on the job. Our theory predicts …

: by making donations to charity and by taking a public service job and exerting effort on the job. Our theory predicts …

Self-determination theory posits that individuals are motivated at work when their inherent psychological needs for … competence, autonomy, and relatedness are satisfied. Drawing on this theory, this paper presents a new conceptual model … explaining how work meaningfulness influences effort at work. In our model, motivation decreases the disutility of exerting …

A stumbling block to the widespread use of financial incentives for conservation on private lands is the concern that … compensation will undermine motivation to act voluntarily and compromise environmental values. This paper argues that this concern … has been overstated. First, a substantial number of landowners lack ex ante motivation to engage voluntarily in …