. This paper examines the effect of information on the gender gap in tournament entry. We present experimental evidence that …An important line of recent literature has found gender differences in attitudes toward competition, with men being … gender gap in tournament entry. …

We study the origins of support for gender-related affirmative action (AA) in two pre-registered online experiments (N … treatments to disentangle the preference for AA stemming from i) perceived gender differences in productivity, ii) beliefs about … AA effects on productivity, or iii) other non-material motives. To test i), we provide information to employers that …

We study the origins of support for gender-related affirmative action (AA) in two pre-registered online experiments (N … treatments to disentangle the preference for AA stemming from i) perceived gender differences in productivity, ii) beliefs about … AA effects on productivity, or iii) other non-material motives. To test i), we provide information to employers that …

This paper experimentally investigates the impact of different pay and relative performance information policies on … employee effort. We explore three information policies: No feedback about relative performance, feedback given halfway through … off. Moreover, in both pay schemes information feedback reduces the quality of the low performers' work. …

experimental lab in three different informational settings, and study the role of information in individual decision making. Our … truthful preference revelation. In addition, we find that information has an important effect on truthful behavior and … stability. Nevertheless, regarding efficiency, the Gale-Shapley mechanism is less sensitive to the amount of information …

This paper studies the influence of information on entry choices in a competition with a controlled laboratory … experiment. We investigate whether information provision attracts mainly high productivity individuals and reduces competition … productivity. Information on the opponent is a promising nudge to raise individuals' awareness towards the complexity of the …

have better information about the state of the world than voters. Three types of institutions are compared: direct …

During the Corona pandemic, access to reliable information is particularly relevant in order to be able to take … protective measures. However, migrants and refugees in transit and residence countries often lack such access to information …. This opens the opportunity for alternative sources of raising awareness and information. Corona Songs about COVID-19 and …

Results from a new experiment shed light on the effects of voter information on vote buying and incumbent advantage …. The treatment provided voters with information about a major spending program and the proposed allocations and promises of … targeted for vote buying. We develop a model of vote buying that accounts for these results. The information raised voter …

and comprehensible information about the pension system and individual expected pension payments. This reform did not … increase in savings partly crowds out charitable donations. Moreover, we present evidence suggesting that both information and …