context. Between treatments, we vary whether or not piece-rate (PR) incentives are implemented and the degree to which these … incentives are aligned with the desirable outcome. We show that PR incentives have a positive impact on the number of innovative … ideas, i.e., the number of ideas that are of high quality and original. We find that unweighted PR incentives (PR provided …

aggregate, but see that smaller group sizes and larger incentives increase the likelihood of choosing the efficient strategy …

aggregate, but see that smaller group sizes and larger incentives increase the likelihood of choosing the efficient strategy …

the deterrence hypothesis, namely that crime is weakly decreasing in deterrent incentives, i.e. severity and probability … of punishment. In our experiment, subjects can steal from another participant's payoff. Deterrent incentives vary across … incentives, subjects steal more the stronger the incentives. We observe two types of subjects: selfish subjects who act according …