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Transparency, efficiency and the distribution of economic welfare in pass-through investment trust games

Rietz, Thomas A.; Sheremeta, Roman M.; Shields, Timothy W. - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 94 (2013) C, pp. 257-267

We design an experiment to examine behavior and welfare in a multi-level trust game representing a pass through … investment in an intermediated market. In a repeated game, an investor invests via an intermediary who lends to a borrower. A pre-experiment …

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When parity promotes peace: Resolving conflict between asymmetric agents

Kimbrough, Erik O.; Sheremeta, Roman M.; Shields, Timothy W. - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 99 (2014) C, pp. 96-108

capabilities, conflicts are unavoidable because the stronger agent prefers to fight. The results of the experiment confirm that the …

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Decision-making strategies and performance among seniors

Besedeš, Tibor; Deck, Cary; Sarangi, Sudipta; Shor, Mikhael - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 81 (2012) 2, pp. 524-533

Using paper and pencil experiments administered in senior centers, we examine decision-making performance in multi …

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Travelers’ types

Brañas-Garza, Pablo; Espinosa, María Paz; Rey-Biel, Pedro - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 78 (2011) 1, pp. 25-36

behavior and the unique equilibrium prediction in a one-shot traveler's dilemma experiment. Principal components analysis … points may be behind different choices. Such reasons are coherent with same subjects’ behavior in other tests and experiments …

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On the nature of reciprocity: Evidence from the ultimatum reciprocity measure

Nicklisch, Andreas; Wolff, Irenaeus - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 84 (2012) 3, pp. 892-905

We experimentally show that current models of reciprocity are incomplete in a systematic way using a new variant of the ultimatum game that provides second-movers with a marginal-cost-free punishment option. For a substantial proportion of the population, the degree of first-mover unkindness...

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Employee types and endogenous organizational design: An experiment

Cunyat, Antoni; Sloof, Randolph - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 80 (2011) 3, pp. 553-573

and active monitoring. This paper reports the results from a stylized laboratory experiment designed to test whether …

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Commitment problems in conflict resolution

Kimbrough, Erik O.; Rubin, Jared; Sheremeta, Roman M.; … - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 112 (2015) C, pp. 33-45

Commitment problems are inherent to non-binding conflict resolution mechanisms, since an unsatisfied party can ignore the resolution and initiate conflict. We provide experimental evidence suggesting that even in the absence of binding contractual agreements individuals often avoid conflict by...

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Before and after: The impact of a real bubble crash on investors’ trading behavior in the lab

Gong, Binglin; Lei, Vivian; Pan, Deng - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 95 (2013) C, pp. 186-196

We report the results of an experiment designed to study whether or not having experienced booms and crashes in …

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Voluntary contributions with redistribution: The effect of costly sanctions when one person's punishment is another's reward

Page, Talbot; Putterman, Louis; Garcia, Bruno - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 95 (2013) C, pp. 34-48

We introduce new treatments of a voluntary contribution mechanism with opportunities to punish in order to see how contributions, punishments and earnings change when punishment is in the form of fines the punisher distributes to other members of her group. The linked punishment-reward set up is...

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Cheating in the workplace: An experimental study of the impact of bonuses and productivity

Gill, David; Prowse, Victoria; Vlassopoulos, Michael - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 96 (2013) C, pp. 120-134

We use an online real-effort experiment to investigate how bonus-based pay and worker productivity interact with …

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