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We use skin conductance responses and self-reports of hedonic valence to study the emotional basis of cooperation and punishment in a social dilemma. Emotional reaction to free-riding incites individuals to apply sanctions when they are available. The application of sanctions activates a...
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-effort experiment in which individuals had to decide when to exit the situation : a continuous reinforcement schedule (all periods paid …
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We devise an experiment to explore the effect of different degrees of competition on optimal contracts in a hidden …
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experiment that analyzes the influence of other-regarding preferences on sorting and incentives. Experimental evidence shows that …
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an experiment in which the choice of the bargaining agenda is endogenous within a noncooperative game. We find that …
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In this paper, we investigate individuals' investment in status in an environment where no monetary return can possibly … be derived from reaching a better relative position. We use a real-effort experiment in which we permit individuals to …
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paper reports the results of an experiment investigating inequality aversion and negative emotions as possible determinants …
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lead, we report the results of a two-stage public good experiment with endogenous timing. Even though it turns out to be …
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information at the principal's advantage, we test experimentally the principal's willingness to bias (overestimate or under …
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such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … women. Women are mainly influenced by their degree of risk aversion, but men are not. Men compete more against men than …
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