Neckermann, Susanne; Cueni, Reto; Frey, Bruno S. - CESifo - 2009
us to estimate the impact of receiving an award on effort. The performance of winners proves to be significantly higher … than that of comparable non-recipients after the award has been presented. This increase in work effort is sizeable, robust …Behavioral economics documents the importance of status and self-image concerns in the workplace, but is largely silent …