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The spillover effects of affirmative action on competitiveness and unethical behavior
Banerjee, Ritwik; Gupta, Nabanita Datta; Villeval, … - 2016
We conduct an artefactual field experiment to examine various spillover effects of Affirmative Action policies in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011594147
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Gender, competition and the efficiency of policy interventions
Balafoutas, Loukas; Sutter, Matthias - Institut für Finanzwissenschaft, Fakultät für … - 2010
Recent research has shown that women shy away from competition more often than men. We evaluate experimentally three … Competition unless a critical number of female winners is reached. We find that Quotas and Preferential Treatment encourage women … winners is not worse. The level of cooperation in a post-competition teamwork task is even higher with successful policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008503609
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Gender, Competition and the Efficiency of Policy Intervention
Balafoutas, Loukas; Sutter, Matthias - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2010
Recent research has shown that women shy away from competition more often than men. We evaluate experimentally three … Competition unless a critical number of female winners is reached. We find that Quotas and Preferential Treatment encourage women … winners is not worse. The level of cooperation in a post-competition teamwork task is even higher with successful policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552184
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Gender, Competition and the Efficiency of Policy Interventions
Balafoutas, Loukas; Sutter, Matthias - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Recent research has shown that women shy away from competition more often than men. We evaluate experimentally three … Competition unless a critical number of female winners is reached. We find that Quotas and Preferential Treatment encourage women … winners is not worse. The level of cooperation in a post-competition teamwork task is even higher with successful policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008568297
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Can intentions spoil the kindness of a gift? : an experimental study
Strassmair, Christina - 2009
Consider a situation where person A undertakes a costly action that benefits person B. This behavior seems altruistic. However, if A expects a reward in return from B, then A's action may be motivated by the expected rewards rather than by pure altruism. The question we address in this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003951709
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Entry or exit? : the effect of voluntary participation on cooperation
Nosenzo, Daniele; Tufano, Fabio - 2015
the effectiveness of these mechanisms in a one-shot public goods experiment. Voluntary participation has a positive effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434271
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Entry or exit? : the effect of voluntary participation on cooperation
Nosenzo, Daniele; Tufano, Fabio - 2015
examine the relative effectiveness of these two mechanisms in a one-shot, two-person public goods game experiment. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010504597
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Behaviorally efficient remedies : an experiment
Engel, Christoph; Freund, Lars - 2017
Under common law, the standard remedy for breach of contract is expectation damages. Under continental law, the standard is specific performance. The common law solution is ex post efficient. But is it also ex ante efficient? We use experimental methods to test whether knowing that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011715408
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The effect of voluntary participation on cooperation
Nosenzo, Daniele; Tufano, Fabio - 2017 - This is a revised version of 2015-20
the effectiveness of these mechanisms in a one-shot public goods experiment. Voluntary participation has a positive effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011691199
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Committing the English and the continental way : an experiment
Engel, Christoph; Schmelzer, André - 2017
On the doctrinal surface, there is a deep divide between common and continental law when it comes to the origin of contractual obligations. Under continental law, in principle a unilateral promise suffices. Common law by contrast requires consideration. When it comes to deciding cases, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011706153