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Testing a forgotten aspect of Akerlof's gift exchange hypothesis : relational contracts with individual and uniform wages

Kocher, Martin; Luhan, Wolfgang J.; Sutter, Matthias - 2012

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Testing a forgotten aspect of Akerlof's gift exchange hypothesis : relational contracts with individual and uniform wages

Kocher, Martin; Luhan, Wolfgang J.; Sutter, Matthias - 2012 - This version: 03 March 2012

, it is not the consequence of a stronger level of reciprocity by agents, but of the retrenchment of sanctioning options on …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009737428

The effect of random shocks on reciprocal behavior in dynamic principal-agent settings

Kerschbamer, Rudolf; Oexl, Regine - 2021

Previous work has shown that unobservable random shocks on output have a detrimental effect on effort provision in short-term ('static') employment relationships. Given the prevalence of long-term ('dynamic') relationships in firms, we investigate whether the impact of shocks is similarly...

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Choosing the carrot or the stick? : endogenous institutional choice in social dilemma situations

Sutter, Matthias; Haigner, Stefan; Kocher, Martin - 2008

exogenously implemented institutions. This suggests that participation rights enhance cooperation in groups. With endogenous …

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Choosing the carrot or the stick? : endogenous institutional choice in social dilemma situations

Sutter, Matthias; Haigner, Stefan; Kocher, Martin - 2008

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Why did he do that? : using counterfactuals to study the effect of intentions in extensive form games

Engler, Yola; Kerschbamer, Rudolf; Page, Lionel - 2016

We investigate the role of intentions in two-player two-stage games. For this purpose we systematically vary the set of opportunity sets the first mover can chose from and study how the second mover reacts not only to opportunities of gains but also of losses created by the choice of the first...

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What is trustworthiness and what drives it?

Cox, James C.; Kerschbamer, Rudolf; Neururer, Daniel - 2014

This paper reports the results of experiments designed to isolate the impact of various combinations of the following motives on trustworthiness: (i) unconditional other-regarding preferences - like altruism, inequality aversion, quasi-maximin, etc.; (ii) deal-responsiveness - reacting to...

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Guilt-averse or reciprocal? : looking at behavioural motivations in the trust game

Engler, Yola; Kerschbamer, Rudolf; Page, Lionel - 2016

between back-transfers and second- order beliefs of the trustor: While reciprocity models predict a negative correlation … studies investigating the reaction of trustees to their beliefs are due to the fact that reciprocity and guilt-aversion are …

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Ignorance, intention and stochastic outcomes

Friedrichsen, Jana; Momsen, Katharina; Piasenti, Stefano - 2020

information. However, reciprocity of DMs is lower in the treatment where information on the partner's action is hidden. Our …

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The roots of cooperation

Bašić, Zvonimir; Bindra, Parampreet Christopher; … - 2021 - This version: 10 June 2021

and indirect reciprocity as well as third-party punishment - emerges earliest as an effective means to increase … of defectors is applied. Children also engage in reciprocating others, showing that reciprocity strategies are already … prevalent at a very young age. However, direct and indirect reciprocity treatments do not increase overall cooperation rates, as …

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