Search Results - subject:"experiments."

Hoelzemann, Johannes; Klein, Nicolas Alexandre - In: Quantitative Economics 12 (2021) 3, pp. 1021-1051

We experimentally implement a dynamic public-good problem, where the public good in question is the dynamically evolving information about agents' common state of the world. Subjects' behavior is consistent with free-riding because of strategic concerns. We also find that subjects adopt more...

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Impact of process misconception in Becker-Degroot-Marschak single response value elicitation procedures: An experimental investigation in consumer behavior using the IKEA effect

Predmore, Carolyn; Topyan, Kudret; Trabold Apadula, Lauren - In: Economies 9 (2021) 4, pp. 1-13

Consumer researchers frequently employ valuation experiments to assess consumer opinions and test related hypotheses …. One popular method used in many such experiments is the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) single-response value elicitation … experiments. We also discuss the potential impact of the treatment of "zero" bidders in the BDM procedure. The present work shows …

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The development of prosociality: Evidence for a negative association between age and prosocial value orientation from a representative sample in Austria

Ehlert, Alexander; Böhm, Robert; Fleiß, Jürgen; … - In: Games 12 (2021) 3, pp. 1-16

While the ontogeny of prosociality during infancy, childhood, and adolescence has received substantial attention over the last decades, little is known about how prosocial preferences develop beyond emerging adulthood. Recent evidence suggests that the previously observed positive association...

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Introduction to the special issue "Pro-sociality and cooperation"

Ghidoni, Riccardo - In: Games 12 (2021) 3, pp. 1-2

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On weights and quotas for weighted majority voting games

Molinero, Xavier; Serna, Maria; Taberner-Ortiz, Marc - In: Games 12 (2021) 4, pp. 1-25

In this paper, we analyze the frequency distributions of weights and quotas in weighted majority voting games (WMVG) up to eight players. We also show different procedures that allow us to obtain some minimum or minimum sum representations of WMVG, for any desired number of players, starting...

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Stacking subsidies in factor markets: Evidence from market experiments

Baffoe-Bonnie, Anthony; Bastian, Christopher; Menkhaus, … - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 14 (2021) 12, pp. 1-26

market. In this study, we use laboratory market experiments to understand subsidy incidence in markets where both buyers and …

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Does education increase risk aversion in households? Some evidence using artefactual experiments in Peru

Chong, Alberto; Martínez, Joan J. - In: Latin American Economic Review 30 (2021) 1, pp. 1-19

data from representative surveys and artefactual or lab-on-the-field experiments in Lima, Peru. We employ three standard …

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Can reference points explain wage rigidity? Experimental evidence

Koch, Christian - In: Journal for Labour Market Research 55 (2021) 1, pp. 1-17

I examine whether reference points can provide an explanation for rigid wages in recessions. Even though a recession provides a good reason to adjust wages downward, workers' perception of a "fair wage" may depend on their previous wage, their reference point. Using a laboratory experiment, I...

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Attention, Recall and Purchase: Experimental Evidence on Online News and Advertising

Valletti, Tommaso M.; Veiga, André - 2021

We conduct an experiment where subjects read online news articles and are shown ads for brands next to those articles. Using eye-tracking technology, we measure the attention that each individual devotes to each article and ad. Then, respondents choose between cash or vouchers for the brands...

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Malleability of Preferences for Honesty

Abeler, Johannes; Falk, Armin; Kosse, Fabian - 2021

Reporting private information is a key part of economic decision making. A recent literature has found that many people have a preference for honest reporting, contrary to usual economic assumptions. In this paper, we investigate whether preferences for honesty are malleable and what determines...

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