. In our laboratory experiment, we establish the existence of a significant efficiency premium of uniform wages. However …-enhancing effects. -- gift exchange ; multiple agents ; uniform contracts ; collective wage ; experiment …

In many cultures and industries gifts are given in order to influence the recipient, often at the expense of a third … party. Examples include business gifts of firms and lobbyists. In a series of experiments, we show that, even without … incentive or informational effects, small gifts strongly influence the recipient's behavior in favor of the gift giver, in …

In many cultures and industries gifts are given in order to influence the recipient, often at the expense of a third … party. Examples include business gifts of firms and lobbyists. In a series of experiments, we show that, even without … incentive or informational effects, small gifts strongly influence the recipient's behavior in favor of the gift giver, in …

-period experiment. In equilibrium, firms will offer deferred compensation: first period productivity is positive and wages are zero …, while third period productivity is zero and wages are positive. The experiment produces strong evidence that deferred …

In many cultures and industries gifts are given in order to influence the recipient, often at the expense of a third … party. Examples include business gifts of firms and lobbyists. In a series of experiments, we show that, even without … incentive or informational effects, small gifts strongly influence the recipient’s behavior in favor of the gift giver, in …

We conduct a field experiment where we vary both the presence of a gift exchange wage and the effect of the worker …

field experiment in the market for computer repairs. We find that revealing a second opinion from another expert to the …