Honesty in tournaments

被引:55
作者
Conrads, Julian [1 ]
Irlenbusch, Bernd [1 ]
Rilke, Rainer Michael [1 ]
Schielke, Anne [2 ]
Walkowitz, Gari [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cologne, Dept Corp Dev & Business Eth, D-50923 Cologne, Germany
[2] Univ Cologne, Cologne Grad Sch Management Econ & Social Sci, D-50923 Cologne, Germany
关键词
Experiment; Compensation schemes; Tournament; Honesty; DECEPTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2014.01.026
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We apply the die rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Follmi-Heusi (2013) to a two-player tournament incentive scheme. Our treatments vary the prize spread. The data highlights that honesty is more pronounced when the prize spread is small. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:90 / 93
页数:4
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