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before making a choice. There are two possible explanations for this "communication effect". One is that communication … enhances group identity, the other is that communication elicits social norms. I discuss both views and argue in favor of a …
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dictator game. In our experiment teams are more selfish than individuals, and the most selfish team member has the strongest …While most papers_new on team decision-making find teams to behave more selfish, less trusting and less altruistic than …-subjects design we re-examine group polarization by letting subjects make individual as well as team decisions in an experimental …
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We study cooperation within and between groups in the laboratory, comparing treatments in which two groups have previously been (i) in conflict with one another, (ii) in conflict with a different group, or (iii) not previously exposed to conflict. We model conflict using an inter-group Tullock...
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We study cooperation within and between groups in the laboratory, comparing treatments in which two groups have previously been (i) in conflict with one another, (ii) in conflict with a different group, or (iii) not previously exposed to conflict. We model conflict using an inter-group Tullock...
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Using a real-effort experiment, we study whether group identity affects unethical behavior in a contest game. We vary …
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Using a real-effort experiment, we study whether group identity affects unethical behavior in a contest game. We vary …
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Using a real-effort experiment, we study whether group identity affects unethical behavior in a contest game. We vary …
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We introduce the concept of "group cohesion" to capture the economic consequences of ubiquitous social relationships in group production. We measure group cohesion, adapting the "oneness scale" from psychology. A comprehensive program of new experiments reveals the considerable economic impact...
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We report results from a laboratory experiment that explores the effects of preference communication and leader …. We also find that preference communication by non-leaders is frequently strategic. …
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making in teams. I find in an investment experiment that individual decisions with salient group membership are largely the … same as team decisions. This finding bridges the literature on team decision making and on group membership effects …
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