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The formation of risk preferences through small-scale events
Angerer, Silvia; Dutcher, E. Glenn; Glätzle-Rützler, … - 2021
Large, macroeconomic shocks in the past have been shown to influence economic decisions in the present. We study in an experiment with 743 subjects whether small-scale, seemingly negligible, events also affect the formation of risk preferences. In line with a reinforcement learning model, we...
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On the role of monetary incentives in risk preference elicitation experiments
Hackethal, Andreas; Kirchler, Michael; Laudenbach, Christine - 2020
Incentivized experiments in which individuals receive monetary rewards according to the outcomes of their decisions are regarded as the gold standard for preference elicitation in experimental economics. These task-related real payments are considered necessary to reveal subjects' "true...
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Gender pairing and bargaining : beware the same sex!
Sutter, Matthias; Bosman, Ronald; Kocher, Martin; … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008655404
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Searching for a better deal : on the influence of group decision making, time pressure and gender in a search experiment
Ibanez, Marcela; Czermak, Simon; Sutter, Matthias - 2008 - This version: 31 March 2008
marked gender differences. Men search significantly shorter than women. If subjects search in groups of two subjects, there …. -- search experiment ; time ; group decision ; gender differences …
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Gender pairing and bargaining : beware the same sex!
Sutter, Matthias; Bosman, Ronald; Kocher, Martin; … - 2008 - This version: December 2008
We study the influence of gender and gender pairing on economic decision making in an experimental two …-person bargaining game where the other party's gender is known to both actors. We find that (1) gender per se has no significant effect … on behavior, whereas (2) gender pairing systematically affects behavior. In particular, we observe much more competition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009733218
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Searching for a better deal : on the influence of group decision making, time pressure and gender in a search experiment
Ibanez, Marcela; Czermak, Simon; Sutter, Matthias - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003738424
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Can increased tax transparency curb corporate tax avoidance?
Razen, Michael; Kupfer, Alexander - 2021
Tax avoidance among large multinational corporations has considerably increased in recent years, triggering an intense discussion about how to ensure tax justice. We propose a novel experimental design to incentive-compatibly model the firm-consumer relationship in a consumer goods market. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550316
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Competitive versus cooperative incentives in team production with heterogeneous agents
Dutcher, Glenn E.; Oexl, Regine; Ryvkin, Dmitry; Salmon, Tim - 2021 - This version: September 11, 2021
A debate among practicing managers is whether to use cooperative or competitive incentives for team production. While competitive incentives may drive individual effort higher, they may also lead to less help and more sabotage; an issue exacerbated when team members' abilities are varied. Using a...
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Gender, competition and the efficiency of policy interventions
Balafoutas, Loukas; Sutter, Matthias - 2010
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Social preferences during childhood and the role of gender and age ? : an experiment in Austria and Sweden
Martinsson, Peter; Nordblom, Katarina; … - 2010
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