consequences? In a laboratory experiment, we study three different quota rules that favor individuals whose performance is low … coincide with a higher willingness to compete and less retaliation against winners. No policy harms overall efficiency or post-competition …

consequences? In a laboratory experiment, we study three different quota rules that favor individuals whose performance is low … coincide with a higher willingness to compete and less retaliation against winners. No policy harms overall efficiency or post-competition …

consequences? In a laboratory experiment, we study three different quota rules in tournaments that favor individuals whose … matter for the consequences of affirmative action. No policy harms overall productivity or post-competition teamwork, but …

of punishment. This paper presents the first controlled experiment to study a third important factor that has been mainly … overlooked: the swiftness of formal sanctions. We consider two dimensions: the timing at which the uncertainty about whether one …

. But how does such punishment work when there is uncertainty regarding whether an agent actually cheated or was just the … victim of bad luck? And how might such uncertainty be mitigated---or exacerbated---by non-observable, pro-social behavioral … characteristics? We address these questions by designing a simple modified trust game with uncertainty and the capacity for principals …

of punishment. This paper presents the first controlled experiment to study a third important factor that has been mainly … overlooked: the swiftness of formal sanctions. We consider two dimensions: the timing at which the uncertainty about whether one …

examine the relative effectiveness of these two mechanisms in a one-shot, two-person public goods game experiment. We find …

the effectiveness of these mechanisms in a one-shot public goods experiment. Voluntary participation has a positive effect …