This chapter surveys the contributions of laboratory experiments to labor economics. We
begin with a discussion of methodological issues: when (and why) is a lab experiment the …

In this paper, we investigate how increasing transparency about managers' treatment of their
employees affects the tendency of employees to initiate collusion. Building on behavioral …

We experimentally investigate whether delegation can be an effective leadership behavior
to motivate followers. In particular, we study how the allocation and exercise of power–the …

Certain altruistic phenomena in the workplace that exceed the bounds of contract theory can
be explained within the framework of gift exchange theory. We discuss the application of gift …

We report a gift-exchange experiment in which we systematically vary the following
experimental design and implementation characteristics: the choice of equilibrium (interior …

This survey focuses on experimental labor markets investigating two aspects that are
important for a better understanding of labor market relations and their consequences for …

Evidence has shown that blame for a “bad” decision can be shifted by delegating the
decision to someone else. We conduct experiments using a four-player delegated dictator …

This study proposes a framework to analyze the strategic value of integration, when
separation of ownership and control is considered. According to this framework, we …

Organizations often promote procedural justice by increasing the transparency of
managerial decisions and encouraging employees' voice in the decision process. We …

We study the relation between formal incentives and social exchange in organizations
where employees work for several managers and reciprocate a manager's attention with …