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We explore the influence of social norms on behavior. To do so, we introduce a method for identifying norms, based on the property that social norms reflect social consensus regarding the appropriateness of different possible behaviors. We demonstrate that the norms we elicit, along with a...
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intermediary organizations facilitate coordination among donors and reduce such risks. To study this, we extend a threshold public …
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interaction effects. We conduct an experiment that avoids theidentification problem present in the field. Our novel design feature …
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test theoretical predictions. In the theoretical part of the study, there exists one and only one pivotal voter, who can …
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The objective of this paper is to design a laboratory experiment for an infinite-horizon sequential committee search … model in order to test some of the implications obtained by the model in Albrecht, Anderson, and Vroman (2010) (AAV). We …
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issues in a theory-guided lab experiment. Easily attainable ("belief-based") protection indeed leads to more reports, both …
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We report an experiment that infers true overconfidence in relative ability through actions, as opposed to reported …
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rather than weakness. We test and confirm Schelling's conjecture in a simple take-it-or-leave bargaining experiment where the …
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evidence on their influence on quitting decisions. This paper presents results from an experiment in which participants receive …
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Previous research has shown that feedback about past performance has ambiguous effects on subsequent performance. We argue that feedback affects beliefs in different dimensions – namely beliefs about the level of human capital and beliefs about the ability to learn – and this may explain...
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