. We test if thresholds perform better if they are endogenously chosen, i.e. if a threshold is approved in a referendum …

consequences and causally reduce moral values. Subjects perform an IQ-test. They know that each correctly solved question increases … immoral disposition. We contrast performance in the IQ-test to test scores in an otherwise identical test, which is, however …, framed as a simple questionnaire. We find that subjects perform significantly better in the IQ-test condition, and become …

favorable tie-breaking rules can reduce the discouragement effect and increase the designer's revenue. We test these predictions …