Private information is at the heart of many economic activities. For decades, economists
have assumed that individuals are willing to misreport private information if this maximizes …

The heterogeneous abilities of players in various competitive contexts often lead to
undesirable outcomes such as low effort provision, a lack of diversity, and inequality. A …

We conduct an artefactual field experiment to examine various spillover effects of Affirmative
Action policies in the context of castes in India. We test a) if individuals who enter …

Tournament incentives prevail in labor markets. Yet, the number of tournament winners is
often unclear to competitors. While it is hard to measure how this uncertainty affects work …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to create a strong connection among the gender
diversity literature in the stream of gender quotas in the international context and the main …

When affirmative action policies target more than one disadvantaged group, they contain
uncertainty as to whether an individual who belongs to one of these groups was actually …

Antisocial behavior within the workplace can have adverse consequences on worker and
firm productivity. Despite their potentially large costs, antisocial activities are rarely directly …

Women are less likely to enroll in selective or scientific courses, applying for promotions and
are particularly underrepresented in both middle and top positions in the STEM field. Quota …

Dishonesty has an enormous impact on all aspects of our society. It causes huge financial
losses annually, so efforts to understand dishonest behavior have increased. However, one …

We conduct a real-effort experiment to test the effects of an affirmative action policy that
reserves a share of the prize to subjects of a disadvantaged category in rent-seeking …