Delegation and coordination with multiple threshold public goods: experimental evidence
When multiple charities, social programs and community projects simultaneously vie for
funding, donors risk mis-coordinating their contributions leading to an inefficient distribution …
funding, donors risk mis-coordinating their contributions leading to an inefficient distribution …
The team allocator game: Allocation power in public goods games
We analyze linear, weakest-link and best-shot public goods games where a distinguished
team member, the team allocator, has property rights over the benefits from the public good …
team member, the team allocator, has property rights over the benefits from the public good …
Communication in multilateral bargaining with joint production
A Baranski, CA Cox - Experimental Economics, 2023 - Springer
We experimentally investigate the effect of pre-bargaining communication on productive
incentives in a multilateral bargaining game with joint production under two conditions …
incentives in a multilateral bargaining game with joint production under two conditions …
Limiting the leader: Fairness concerns and opportunism in team production
We use a laboratory experiment to investigate the extent to which leaders—faced with
opportunistic incentives—employ monitoring to improve team production. Participants are …
opportunistic incentives—employ monitoring to improve team production. Participants are …
On a mechanism that improves efficiency and reduces inequality in voluntary contribution games
We consider the class of linear voluntary contribution games under the general assumption
of heterogeneous endowments. In this context, we assess the performance of the Galbraith …
of heterogeneous endowments. In this context, we assess the performance of the Galbraith …
Inequality and the allocation of collective goods
CA Cox, B Stoddard - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024 - Elsevier
We examine the allocation of a voluntarily-provided collective good with inequality in
endowments or productive capabilities. After group members choose their contributions to a …
endowments or productive capabilities. After group members choose their contributions to a …
Does reducing inequality increase cooperation?
A Ramalingam, BV Stoddard - Journal of Economic Behavior & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Inequality reduces the ability of communities to work together. Recent policy proposals seem
to presume that reducing inequality may allow groups to improve outcomes. We …
to presume that reducing inequality may allow groups to improve outcomes. We …
Use and Design of Peer Evaluations for Bonus Allocations
M Grieder, K Schuhmacher - Available at SSRN 4754495, 2024 - papers.ssrn.com
We conduct an experiment to investigate the use of peer evaluations for compensation
purposes. Although organizations often rely on peer evaluations for incentive compensation …
purposes. Although organizations often rely on peer evaluations for incentive compensation …
Respecting entitlements in legislative bargaining: A matter of preference or necessity?
A Gantner, R Oexl - … Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate whether fairness concerns overrule strategic behaviour in legislative
bargaining with entitlements. In a lab experiment, we vary bargaining power by using either …
bargaining with entitlements. In a lab experiment, we vary bargaining power by using either …
Pre-election communication in public good games with endogenous leaders
LV Bruttel, G Eisenkopf, J Nithammer - 2024 - publishup.uni-potsdam.de
Leadership plays an important role for the efficient and fair solution of social dilemmas but
the effectiveness of a leader can vary substantially. Two main factors of leadership impact …
the effectiveness of a leader can vary substantially. Two main factors of leadership impact …