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able to explain a large part of the under-representation of women in tournament like environments. We conduct an experiment …-sex groups given different incentive schemes. Furthermore, we report the results of a framed field experiment, where we explore a …
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Several empirical studies have challenged tournament theory by pointing out that (1) there is considerable pay … job-promotion tournament by employing a hybrid incentive scheme that includes bonus payments. …
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. By means of a laboratory experiment, we will investigate the effect of quantity and quality of information,present in a …
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returns. We address this question in an experiment where single traders have different information levels about an asset …
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Bidding challenges learning theories since experiences with the same bid vary stochastically:the same choice can result in either a gain or a loss. In such an environment thequestion arises how the nearly universally documented phenomenon of loss aversion affectsthe adaptive dynamics. We analyze...
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We study persuasion effects in experimental ultimatum games and find that Proposers' payoffs significantly increase if, along with offers, they can send messages which Responders read before deciding. Higher payoffs are driven by both lower offers and higher acceptance rates
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subject’s own behavior in the other role. The results of the experiment indicate that 60 percent of senders adopt deceptive …
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We present an experiment for the study of learning in a complex task which requires both memorisation and the ability … to process several pieces of information. The outcome of an action, for which immediate feedback is given, depends on the …. These theories are modified after feedback, however mistaken answers are repeated and correct answers abandoned. During the …
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? We design a laboratory experiment studying the dynamic pattern of job applications and individuals' belief updating …
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We test empirically the strategic counterpart of the Adaptive Decision Maker hypothesis (Payne et al., 1993), which states that decision makers adapt their attention and decision rules to time pressure in predictable ways. For twenty-nine normal form games, we test whether players adapt to...
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