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Theories of Fairness and Reciprocity – Evidence and Economic Applications

Most economic models are based on the self-interest hypothesis that assumes that all people are exclusively motivated by their material...

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Fairness in the Labour Market - A Survey of Experimental Results

In this chapter we provide a selective survey of experiments to investigate the potential of social motivations in explaining labour market...

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Fairness and Incentives in a Multi-Task Principal-Agent Model

This paper reports on a two-task principal-agent experiment in which only one task is contractible. The principal can either offer a piece-rate...

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Cooperation and Punishment in Public Goods Experiments

This paper provides evidence that free riders are heavily punished even if punishment is costly and does not provide any material benefits for the...

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A Simple Mechanism for the Efficient Provision of Public Goods - Experimental Evidence

This paper presents an experimental examination of the Falkinger (1996) mechanism for overcoming the free-rider problem. The basic idea of the...

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