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Network Structure and Strategic Investments: An Experimental Analysis

Rosenkranz, Stephanie; Weitzel, Utz - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

in an experiment where actions are strategic substitutes. The game theoretic basis for our experiment is the model of … play in networks is to some extent boundedly rational, in the sense that coordination is influenced by local and individual …

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Contracting under Incomplete Information and Social Preferences: An Experimental Study

Hoppe, Eva I; Schmitz, Patrick W - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

cornerstone of contract theory. We have conducted an experiment with 720 participants to explore whether the theoretical insights …

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Can Contracts Solve the Hold-Up Problem? Experimental Evidence

Hoppe, Eva I; Schmitz, Patrick W - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

direction, we have conducted a laboratory experiment with 490 participants. We consider "cooperative" investments that directly …

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Gathering Information before Signing a Contract: Experimental Evidence

Hoppe, Eva I; Schmitz, Patrick W - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

report about an experiment with 508 participants designed to test whether this fundamental trade-off is actually relevant. In …

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Choosing the Stick or the Carrot? Endogenous Institutional Choice in Social Dilemma Situations

Haigner, Stefan; Kocher, Martin; Sutter, Matthias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We analyse an experimental public goods game in which group members can endogenously determine whether they want to supplement a standard voluntary contribution mechanism with the possibility of rewarding or punishing other group members. We find a large and positive effect of endogenous...

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Global Risk, Investment and Emotions

Bosman, R.A.J; Winden, Frans A.A.M. van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

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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Individual Risk Attitudes: New Evidence from a Large, Representative, Experimentally-Validated Survey

Dohmen, Thomas J; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Schupp, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

. We test the behavioral relevance of this survey measure by conducting a complementary field experiment, based on a …

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Gender Differences in Risk Aversion: Do Single-Sex Environments Affect their Development?

Booth, Alison; Sosa, Lina Cardona; Nolen, Patrick - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2011

economically important ways. To test this, we designed a controlled experiment using first year college students who made choices …

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Gender Differences in Risk Aversion: Do Single-Sex Environments Affect their Development?

Booth, Alison L; Cardona Sosa, Lina; Nolen, Patrick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

economically important ways. To test this, we designed a controlled experiment using first year college students who made choices …

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Prudence in Bargaining: The Effect of Uncertainty on Bargaining Outcomes

White, Lucy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We investigate the outcome of bargaining when a player’s pay-off from agreement is risky. We find that a risk-averse player typically increases his equilibrium receipts when his pay-off is made risky. This is because the presence of risk makes individuals behave 'more patiently' in bargaining....

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