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randomly assigned to one of three groups: one group received a standard mailing that emphasized the intrinsic incentives of the … the extrinsic incentives - either the financial rewards (Cash treatment) or the in-kind rewards (Support treatment). Our … results show that an emphasis on extrinsic incentives strongly affects who applies for the grant and consequently the type of …
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interaction with monetary incentives. We find that motivational talk significantly improves performance only if it is accompanied …
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interaction with monetary incentives. We find that motivational talk significantly improves performance only when accompanied by …
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In this paper we present results from a large scale real effort experiment in an online labor market investigating the effect of performance pay and two common leadership techniques: Positive expectations and specific goals. We find that positive expectations have a significant negative effect...
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There is a longstanding concern that material rewards might undermine pro-social motivations, thereby leading to a decrease in blood donations. This paper provides an empirical test of how material rewards affect blood donations in a three-month large-scale field experiment and a fifteen-month...
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We study the performance effects of payment schemes for freelancers offering services on an online platform in an RCT. Under the initial scheme, the firm pays workers a pure sales commission. The intervention reduces the commission rate and adds a fixed payment per processed order to insure...
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We study the performance effects of payment schemes for freelancers offering services on an online platform in an RCT. Under the initial scheme, the firm pays workers a pure sales commission. The intervention reduces the commission rate and adds a fixed payment per processed order to insure...
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