Three studies of attitudes toward tax policies were conducted on the World Wide Web. The results show several effects. In penalty aversion, subjects preferred bonuses over penalties, when policies differ only in how they are formally described. In the Schelling effect, subjects prefer both...

Despite the benefits of delegating decision rights, it is claimed that firms under delegate decision-making authority. However, to date, this claim is untested. This paper explores the choice between information elicitation and delegation. We also examine the effect of this choice on the...