The canonical principal–agent setting used to model the incentives embedded in various
employment relationships like fixed and variable pay, bonuses and tournaments and even …

We investigate whether the type of performance feedback (individual versus relative) firms
provide employees on one task alters employees' willingness to help other employees on a …

Successful navigation of our complex social world requires the capability to recognize and
judge the relative status of others. Hence, social comparison processes are of great …

Should fundraisers ask a banker to donate “if he earns a bonus” or wait and ask after the
bonus is known? Standard EU theory predicts that these approaches are equivalent; loss …

Leaders who decide the allocation of resources are often chosen through contests. Due to
imperfect monitoring, they often decide to allocate resources to themselves at the expense of …

This study examines the effect of distributional preferences on donations of money and time
using a field experiment with marine resource users in Indonesia. Individuals participate in a …

We study how other-regarding behavior extends to environments with uncertain income and
conditional commitments. Should fundraisers ask a banker to donate “if he earns a bonus” or …

Abstract Scholars since Hume and Smith have debated possible causal connections
between market experiences and moral beliefs. Here, we study the impact of market …

This paper uses a controlled experiment to investigate how subjects exposed to competition
in the workplace react in terms of well-being, and how this translates into productivity. The …

Following previous research on various aspects of contests, we aim to explore how taking
part in a contest affects subsequent behavior. We focus on whether the experience of having …