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In this paper we examine the diffusion of a hardware/software system. For such systems there is interdependence between the hardware adoption decisions of consumers and the supply decisions of software manufacturers. Hence there can be bottlenecks to the diffusion of the system which stem not...
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Using a unique dataset we examine empirically which factors explain output per contributor in open source projects. We find that the output per contributor of open source programmes is much higher when licenses are less restrictive. Further examination suggests that the difference in output per...
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bidders anticipate positive or negative emotions caused by the mere fact of winning or losing. Even if the "emotional" (dis …
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emotions. Individuals engage in protests if they are aggrieved and feel that they have been treated unfairly. This reaction is …
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Negotiations frequently end in conflict after one party rejects a final offer. In a large-scale internet experiment we investigate whether a 24-hour cooling-off period leads to fewer rejections in ultimatum bargaining. We conduct a standard cash treatment and a lottery treatment, where subjects...
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We investigate a novel dynamic choice problem in an experiment where emotions are measured through self-reports. The … of emotions, using the emotion data from the experiment and recent psychological findings. We also find that people …
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This paper experimentally studies the effects of competition in an environment where people's actions can not be contractually fixed. We find that, in comparison with no competition, the presence of competition does neither increase efficiency nor does it yield any gains in earnings for the...
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take risks, with a special focus on the role of affect. While the importance of anticipatory emotions has so far been only … investment task. Moreover, emotions were explicitly measured, including anticipatory emotions experienced during the waiting … risk involved, and that (among all the measures considered) only emotions can explain our results, albeit in ways that are …
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anticipated and experienced emotions in the choice problem. Main findings are a violation of the isolation effect, and support for … experienced emotions influence decision making. …
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the context of India's 1991 tariff reforms. Overall, in the 1990s, rural India experienced a dramatic increase in … imply that roughly half of India's rise in schooling and a third of the fall in child labor during the 1990s can be …
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