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The Impact of Sleep Restriction on Contributions and Punishment : First Evidence

Clark, Jeremy - 2017

production in a standard voluntary contributions mechanism (VCM) experiment. Additionally, the effect of sleep restriction on an … individual's likelihood of sending costly peer punishment is examined. Actigraphy sleep monitoring watches are used to validate …-parametric as well as regression analysis, we find that when punishment is not available, sleep restriction does not affect the …

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On Public Opinion Polls and Voters' Turnout

Klor, Esteban F.; Winter, Eyal - 2006

This paper studies the effects that the revelation of information on the electorate's preferences has on voters' turnout decisions. The experimental data show that closeness in the division of preferences induces a significant increase in turnout. Moreover, for closely divided electorates (and...

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Does Corruption Affect the Private Provision of Public Goods?

Cagala, Tobias - 2018

in our experiment donate to non-profit associations. The associations provide local public goods that benefit all …

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The shape of warm glow : field experimental evidence from a fundraiser

Carpenter, Jeffrey P. - 2018

Theory commonly posits agents who care both for the level of provision of a public good and the extent to which they …

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Trade union membership and dismissals

Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2010

In Germany, there is no trade union membership wage premium, while the membership fee amounts to 1% of the gross wage. Therefore, prima facie, there are strong incentives to freeride on the benefits of trade unionism. We establish empirical evidence for a private gain from trade union membership...

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Trade Union Membership and Dismissals

Goerke, Laszlo; Pannenberg, Markus - 2010

In Germany, there is no trade union membership wage premium, while the membership fee amounts to 1% of the gross wage. Therefore, prima facie, there are strong incentives to free-ride on the benefits of trade unionism. We establish empirical evidence for a private gain from trade union...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008697520