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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

We study behavior in a search experiment where sellers receive randomized bids from a computer. At any time, sellers can accept the highest standing bid or ask for another bid at positive costs. We find that sellers stop searching earlier than theoretically optimal. Inducing a mild form of time...

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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

Wage dispersion and workers' effort

Rivas, María Fernanda; Sutter, Matthias - 2008

We study experimentally the relationship between intra-firm wage dispersion chosen by principals and workers' performance. Principals show a preference for more egalitarian wage schemes, and workers are negatively influenced by high levels of wage inequality. -- wage dispersion ; effort ;...

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Wage dispersion and workers' effort

Rivas, María Fernanda; Sutter, Matthias - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003805443

No response to changes in marginal incentives in one-shot public good experiments

Struwe, Natalie; Blanco, Esther; Walker, James - 2023

We report novel results from changes in the marginal per capita return (MPCR) in a one-shot public good game where participants make a single provision decision. Data was collected using three "data collection processes": an online experiment conducted on Prolific, an online experiment conducted...

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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 lab experiment, we examine how increasing competitive incentives affects …

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Bubble or no bubble : the impact of market model on the formation of price bubbles in experimental asset markets

Kirchler, Michael; Huber, Jürgen; Stöckl, Thomas - 2009

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Bubble or no bubble : the impact of market model on the formation of price bubbles in experimental asset markets

Kirchler, Michael; Huber, Jürgen; Stöckl, Thomas - 2009

For the past two decades a market model introduced by Smith, Suchanek, and Williams (1988, henceforth SSW) has dominated experimental research on financial markets. In SSW the fundamental value of the traded asset is determined by the expected value of a finite stream of dividend payments. This...

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Strive to be first or avoid being last : an experiment on relative performance incentives

Dutcher, E. Glenn; Balafoutas, Loukas; Lindner, Florian; … - 2013

three mechanisms with the appropriate distribution of prizes. We test the model's predictions in a laboratory experiment and …

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Do groups fight more? : experimental evidence on conflict initiation

Ke, Changxia; Morath, Florian; Seelos, Sophia - 2023

This paper investigates whether distributional conflicts become more likely when groups are involved in the fight. We present results from a laboratory experiment in which two parties can appropriate resources via a contest or, alternatively, take an outside option. Keeping monetary gains...

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