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WHEN ARE LAYOFFS ACCEPTABLE? EVIDENCE FROM A QUASI-EXPERIMENT
Charness, Gary B; Levine, David I. I. - Department of Economics, University of California-Santa … - 2000
more fair if the CEO voluntarily shared the pain. CEO bonuses due to layoffs lowered their reported fairness only slightly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010538307
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ALTRUISM, EQUITY, AND RECIPROCITY IN A GIFT-EXCHANGE EXPERIMENT: AN ENCOMPASSING APPROACH
Charness, Gary B; Haruvy, Ernan - Department of Economics, University of California-Santa … - 1999
Considerable experimental evidence suggests that non-pecuniary motives must be addressed when modeling behavior in economic contexts. Recent models of non-pecuniary motives can be classified as either altruism-based, equity-based, or reciprocity-based. We estimate and compare leading approaches...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010538330
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BARGAINING EFFICIENCY AND SCREENING: AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION
Charness, Gary B - Department of Economics, University of California-Santa … - 1998
This paper investigates whether information about generosity or fairness can be useful in lowering dispute costs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010538336
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UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PREFERENCES WITH SIMPLE TESTS
Charness, Gary B; Rabin, Matthew - Department of Economics, University of California-Santa … - 2001
Departures from self-interest in economic experiments have recently inspired models of “social preferencesâ€. We design a range of simple experimental games that test these theories more directly than existing experiments. Our experiments show that subjects are more concerned with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010538344
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CHANGES IN THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT? EVIDENCE FROM A QUASI-EXPERIMENT
Charness, Gary B; Levine, David I. I. - Department of Economics, University of California-Santa … - 1999
Many authors have discussed an apparent shift to a new employment contract characterized by less commitment between employer and employee, and closer ties between wages within the enterprise and those in the external labor market. We study the issue of when people in the U.S. and Canada feel pay...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010538397
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SELF-SERVING BIASES: EVIDENCE FROM A SIMULATED LABOUR RELATIONSHIP
Charness, Gary B; Haruvy, Ernan - Department of Economics, University of California-Santa … - 1999
wage affects employee satisfaction, it is not only the wage per se that determines morale, but also the perceived fairness … aware of the relationship between fairness in compensation and employee morale as well as their own biases regarding the … fairness reference point. Overcoming such biases requires a careful decision-making protocol in compensation decisions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011131676