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We show that a measure of reciprocity derived from the Berg et al. (1995) trust game in a laboratory setting predicts the reciprocal behavior of the same subjects in a real-world situation. By using the Crowne and Marlowe (1960) social desirability scale, we do not find any evidence that a...
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between social group size and fundraising outcomes: (i) a positive relationship between group size and the total number of …
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, remain open questions. This paper presents a randomized field experiment on increasing community-based monitoring. As …
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importance of adverse selection and moral hazard in a consumer credit market using a new field experiment methodology. We … rate" featured on a direct mail solicitation; 2) a "contract interest rate" that was revealed only after a borrower agreed …
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We present a new type of field experiment to investigate ethnic prejudice in the workplace. Our design allows us to …
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We provide evidence from a large-scale field experiment on the causal effects of audit rules on compliance in a market …
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This paper reports on a field experiment testing for sunk-cost effects in an education setting. Students signing up for …
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. Motivated by a simple model, we conduct a market-level experiment to test whether authentic drugs can drive out fake drugs from …
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fundraising schemes. We find that charitable donations are maximized by simply announcing the lead donation rather than using it …We present evidence from a natural field experiment and structural model designed to shed light on the efficacy of … alternative fundraising schemes. In conjunction with the Bavarian State Opera, we mailed 25,000 opera attendees a letter …
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-range donations which are relevant in practice. In a randomized field experiment conducted in conjunction with the Bavarian State … Opera, opera visitors received solicitation letters asking to support a social youth project organized by the opera house … made. Overall, the returns from the campaign increase non-significantly when a suggestion is made. The solicitation was …
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