Identifying communication spillovers in lab-in-the-field experiments
In: Journal of development economics, Band 157, S. 102845
ISSN: 0304-3878
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In: Journal of development economics, Band 157, S. 102845
ISSN: 0304-3878
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Competitive bonuses are commonly used to promote higher productivity in the workplace. Yet, these types of incentives can have subsequent negative spillovers on coworkers' prosocial behavior. We revisit this question in a lab-in-the-field experiment and examine whether competition negatively affects Social Value Orientation (prosocial attitudes) in addition to contributions to a public good (cooperative behavior). By considering the context of a developing country, we contribute to replicating previous findings in White, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) samples. We find that when the payment dispersion between winners and losers is high, competition reduces both cooperation and prosocial attitudes compared to a threshold payment. Mainly winners cooperate less under competition. A comparison with a random payment scheme suggests that rivalry might partly explain the crowding-out effect in other-regarding preferences. Under low payment dispersion, competition does not affect cooperation or prosocial attitudes.
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In: Comparative political studies: CPS, Band 50, Heft 11, S. 1556-1592
ISSN: 1552-3829
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In: Management Science, Forthcoming
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 8577
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In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 10986
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In: Journal of development economics, Band 137, S. 78-92
ISSN: 0304-3878
In: Journal of development economics, Band 137, S. 78-92
ISSN: 0304-3878
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In: The Manchester School, Band 91, Heft 5, S. 389-413
ISSN: 1467-9957
AbstractAlcohol has long been known as the demon drink; an epithet owed to the numerous social ills it is associated with. Our lab‐in‐the‐field experiment assesses the extent to which changes in intoxication and an individual's environment lead to changes in overconfidence or cognitive ability that are, in turn, often linked to problematic behaviours. Results indicate that it is the joint effect of being intoxicated in a bar, rather than simply being intoxicated, that matters. Subjects systematically underestimated the magnitude of their behavioural changes, suggesting that they cannot be held fully accountable for their actions.
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