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Engelmann and Strobel (AER 2004) question the relevance of inequity aversion in simple dictator game experiments claiming that a combination of a preference for efficiency and a Rawlsian motive for helping the least well-off is more important than inequity aversion. We show that these results...
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This paper studies the effects that the revelation of information on the electorate's preferences has on voters' turnout decisions. The experimental data show that closeness in the division of preferences induces a significant increase in turnout. Moreover, for closely divided electorates (and...
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We design an experiment to study the effects of social identity on preferences over redistribution. The experiment …
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costs of signalling. We also study how the signalling activity and welfare on each side of the market change when we vary …
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We examine the effect of single-sex classes on the pass rates, grades, and continued enrollment of students in a coeducational university. We randomly assign students to all-female, all-male, and coed classes and, therefore, get around the selection issues present in studies on single-sex...
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Extending the die rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013), we compare gender effects with respect to …
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Using a controlled experiment, we examine the role of nurture in explaining the stylized fact that women shy away from …
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experiment with more than 6000 subjects, including a subsample of 267 consultants from an international consulting firm. We also …
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This paper tests the insiders’ dilemma hypothesis in a laboratory experiment. The insiders’ dilemma means that a …
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agents are farsighted, related stability concepts have been proposed. We design a simple network formation experiment to test …
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