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We assume that an impatient decision maker (DM) runs variable-size experiments at an increasing, strictly convex cost … more impatient decision maker may experiment more, given lump-sum final payoffs. We show that (a) and (b) are robust to … decisions at each instant: stop or experiment, and then at what level n. The second choice equates the marginal costs and …
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experiment to test for a shifting relative age effect. The paper confirms the existence of a relative age effect with a selection …
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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...
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the results from an experiment with human subjects that allows for such a comparison. The effects of cheap talk and … results of this experiment can be used to extend game-theoretic models of how individuals make use of the different types of … information available in strategic environments …
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. 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 subordinates’ incentives to gather decision facilitating information. We find … devoting less effort to the acquisition of valuable information. Compared to the case where the decision is delegated …
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, decentralized punishment. We elicit punishment decisions both in isolation and after providing information about actual peers …
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A popular procedure for benefit segmentation based on conjoint experiments has been to estimate individual-level port …
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are likely to be subject to social effects. We conducted a field experiment to identify some of these social effects. We …
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This paper analyzes the impact of diabetes awareness on labor income using data from a natural experiment in China. We …
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We report the results of experiments designed to test recent theories of vertical foreclosure. Consistent with the … optimal contracts. We conclude with a comparison of our results to those of previous experiments on bargaining …
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