Temporary employment contracts are often regarded as 'stepping stones' for workers' careers, because they can help inexperienced workers secure a permanent contract. Our study evaluates whether this stepping-stone function is moderated by the contract duration, exploiting a Dutch policy reform...

Does social learning and subsequent private information processing differ depending on whether the observer shares the same group identity as the predecessor whose actions are observed? In this paper, we conduct a lab experiment to answer this question, in which subjects first observe a social...

We experimentally examine whether communicating private signals after each stage game affects cooperation in an infinitely repeated two-player prisoner’s dilemma where players can only observe imperfect and private signals about the partner’s actions. Based on evidence from two...

Previous experimental studies have shown that centralized management that a legitimate enforcer implements can be effective in improving cooperation in social dilemmas. The current study examines whether the presence of peer punishment opportunities, especially the chance of retaliating the...

Previous experimental studies have shown that centralized management that a legitimate enforcer implements can be effective in improving cooperation in social dilemmas. The current study examines whether the presence of peer punishment opportunities, especially the chance of retaliating the...