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Working Papers

2023

1. Differences in How and Why Social Comparison and Real-Time Feedback Impact Resource Use: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2015

2. Spillovers of Prosocial Motivation: Evidence from an Intervention Study on Blood Donors
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (2)
   Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie (2014) View citations (9)

2014

3. Moving Ahead by Thinking Backwards: Cognitive Skills, Personality, and Economic Preferences in Collegiate Success
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
4. Randomizing Endowments: An Experimental Study of Rational Expectations and Reference-Dependent Preferences
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)

2013

5. Fair wages and effort provision: Combining evidence from the lab and the field
   ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich View citations (13)

2011

6. Reference Points and Effort Provision
   Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich View citations (428)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (40)
   Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham (2009) View citations (12)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (13)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article Reference Points and Effort Provision, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (430) (2011)
7. Which Measures of Time Preference Best Predict Outcomes? Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Which measures of time preference best predict outcomes: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2012) View citations (73) (2012)

2010

8. Do Emotions Improve Labor Market Outcomes?
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005)
9. Financial literacy and subprime mortgage delinquency: evidence from a survey matched to administrative data
   FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (53)
10. Group Membership, Competition, and Altruistic versus Antisocial Punishment: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Army Groups
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2010) View citations (9)
11. Overconfidence is a Social Signaling Bias
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (18)
12. Self Selection Does Not Increase Other-Regarding Preferences among Adult Laboratory Subjects, but Student Subjects May Be More Self-Regarding than Adults
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    Also in Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham (2010) View citations (4)

2009

13. Reducing Foreclosures: No Easy Answers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (52)
    Also in FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2009) View citations (31)
    See also Chapter Reducing Foreclosures: No Easy Answers, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (38) (2010)
14. Reducing foreclosures
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (16)

2008

15. A Behavioral Account of the Labor Market: The Role of Fairness Concerns
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich (2008) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article A Behavioral Account of the Labor Market: The Role of Fairness Concerns, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2009) View citations (184) (2009)
16. Blood Donations and Incentives: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (42)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2008) View citations (33)
17. Cognitive Skills Explain Economic Preferences, Strategic Behavior, and Job Attachment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (59)
18. Environmental Policy à la Carte: Letting Firms Choose their Regulation
    Working papers, Faculty of Business and Economics - University of Basel View citations (13)
19. Self-Reinforcing Market Dominance
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (11)
    Also in SOI - Working Papers, Socioeconomic Institute - University of Zurich (2007) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Self-reinforcing market dominance, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2009) View citations (8) (2009)
20. Subprime facts: what (we think) we know about the subprime crisis and what we don’t
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (27)

2007

21. Active decisions and pro-social behavior
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
22. Choice, Social Norms and Intelligence
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
23. Do workers work more if wages are high? Evidence from a randomized field experiment
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (350)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich (2005) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Do Workers Work More if Wages Are High? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2007) View citations (403) (2007)
24. How Wages Change: Micro Evidence from the International Wage Flexibility Project
    CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy View citations (369)
    Also in Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2006) View citations (16)
    Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2007) View citations (331)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article How Wages Change: Micro Evidence from the International Wage Flexibility Project, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2007) View citations (405) (2007)
25. Real and nominal wage rigidities and the rate of inflation: Evidence from West German micro data
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article Real and Nominal Wage Rigidities and the Rate of Inflation: Evidence from West German Micro Data, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2007) View citations (72) (2007)
26. Using Behavioral Economic Experiments at a Large Motor Carrier: The Context and Design of the Truckers and Turnover Project
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
27. Using Behavioral Economic Field Experiments at a Large Motor Carrier: The Context and Design of the Truckers and Turnover Project
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
28. Wage rigidity: Measurement, causes and consequences
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article Wage Rigidity: Measurement, Causes and Consequences, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2007) View citations (50) (2007)

2006

29. Active Decisions and Pro-social Behavior: A Field Experiment on Blood Donation
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (2)
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2006) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Active Decisions and Prosocial Behaviour: a Field Experiment on Blood Donation, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2011) View citations (32) (2011)
30. Cooperation in the Cockpit: Evidence of Reciprocity and Trust among Swiss Air Force Pilots
    Working Papers, University of Zurich, Institute for Strategy and Business Economics (ISU) View citations (2)
31. Incentives and the Allocation of Effort Over Time: The Joint Role of Affective and Cognitive Decision Making
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
32. Performance Pay and the Erosion of Worker Cooperation: Field Experimental Evidence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (12)
33. The Impact of Group Membership on Cooperation and Norm Enforcement: Evidence using Random Assignment to Real Social Groups
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (395)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2006) View citations (377)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Group Membership on Cooperation and Norm Enforcement: Evidence Using Random Assignment to Real Social Groups, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2006) View citations (396) (2006)

2005

34. Affect as a Source of Motivation in the Workplace: A New Model of Labor Supply, and New Field Evidence on Income Targeting and the Goal Gradient
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
35. Micro Evidence on the Adjustment of Sticky-Price Goods: It's How Often, Not How Much
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (13)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2005) View citations (25)

2004

36. Do Workers Work More When Wages Are High? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
37. LOSS AVERSION AND LABOR SUPPLY
    Method and Hist of Econ Thought, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (76)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (65)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Loss Aversion and Labor Supply, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2004) View citations (79) (2004)
38. ROBUSTNESS AND REAL CONSEQUENCES OF NOMINAL WAGE RIGIDITY
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (182)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2000) View citations (56)
    See also Journal Article Robustness and real consequences of nominal wage rigidity, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (218) (2005)

2000

39. How Robust are Nominal Wage Rigidities?
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society

Undated

40. Does Pay Motivate Volunteers?
    IEW - Working Papers, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics - University of Zurich View citations (33)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Overconfidence and Social Signalling
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2013, 80, (3), 949-983 View citations (81)
2. Self-selection and variations in the laboratory measurement of other-regarding preferences across subject pools: evidence from one college student and two adult samples
   Experimental Economics, 2013, 16, (2), 170-189 View citations (59)

2012

3. Competition Between Organizational Groups: Its Impact on Altruistic and Antisocial Motivations
   Management Science, 2012, 58, (5), 948-960 View citations (92)
4. The Impact of Social Ties on Group Interactions: Evidence from Minimal Groups and Randomly Assigned Real Groups
   American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2012, 4, (1), 101-15 View citations (126)
5. Which measures of time preference best predict outcomes: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 84, (1), 308-320 View citations (73)
   See also Working Paper Which Measures of Time Preference Best Predict Outcomes? Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)

2011

6. Active Decisions and Prosocial Behaviour: a Field Experiment on Blood Donation
   Economic Journal, 2011, 121, (556), F476-F493 View citations (32)
   See also Working Paper Active Decisions and Pro-social Behavior: A Field Experiment on Blood Donation, IEW - Working Papers (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
7. Reference Points and Effort Provision
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (2), 470-92 View citations (430)
   See also Working Paper Reference Points and Effort Provision, Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (2011) View citations (428) (2011)

2009

8. A Behavioral Account of the Labor Market: The Role of Fairness Concerns
   Annual Review of Economics, 2009, 1, (1), 355-384 View citations (184)
   See also Working Paper A Behavioral Account of the Labor Market: The Role of Fairness Concerns, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (12) (2008)
9. Performance pay and worker cooperation: Evidence from an artefactual field experiment
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2009, 70, (3), 458-469 View citations (62)
10. Self-reinforcing market dominance
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 67, (2), 481-502 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Self-Reinforcing Market Dominance, Working Papers (2008) View citations (11) (2008)

2008

11. Just the facts: An initial analysis of subprime's role in the housing crisis
    Journal of Housing Economics, 2008, 17, (4), 291-305 View citations (41)

2007

12. Do Workers Work More if Wages Are High? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (1), 298-317 View citations (403)
    See also Working Paper Do workers work more if wages are high? Evidence from a randomized field experiment, Natural Field Experiments (2007) View citations (350) (2007)
13. How Wages Change: Micro Evidence from the International Wage Flexibility Project
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, 21, (2), 195-214 View citations (405)
    See also Working Paper How Wages Change: Micro Evidence from the International Wage Flexibility Project, CSEF Working Papers (2007) View citations (369) (2007)
14. Real and Nominal Wage Rigidities and the Rate of Inflation: Evidence from West German Micro Data
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (524), F508-F529 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper Real and nominal wage rigidities and the rate of inflation: Evidence from West German micro data, Munich Reprints in Economics (2007) View citations (73) (2007)
15. Wage Rigidity: Measurement, Causes and Consequences
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (524), F499-F507 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Wage rigidity: Measurement, causes and consequences, Munich Reprints in Economics (2007) View citations (53) (2007)

2006

16. The Impact of Group Membership on Cooperation and Norm Enforcement: Evidence Using Random Assignment to Real Social Groups
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 212-216 View citations (396)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Group Membership on Cooperation and Norm Enforcement: Evidence using Random Assignment to Real Social Groups, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (395) (2006)
17. The interaction of labor markets and inflation: analysis of micro data from the International Wage Flexibility Project
    Proceedings, 2006 View citations (32)

2005

18. Robustness and real consequences of nominal wage rigidity
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2005, 52, (4), 779-804 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper ROBUSTNESS AND REAL CONSEQUENCES OF NOMINAL WAGE RIGIDITY, Macroeconomics (2004) View citations (2) (2004)

2004

19. Loss Aversion and Labor Supply
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (2-3), 216-228 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper LOSS AVERSION AND LABOR SUPPLY, Method and Hist of Econ Thought (2004) View citations (76) (2004)

Chapters

2010

1. Reducing Foreclosures: No Easy Answers
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2009, Volume 24, 2010, pp 89-138 View citations (38)
   See also Working Paper Reducing Foreclosures: No Easy Answers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (52) (2009)

2008

2. Using Behavioral Economic Field Experiments at a Firm: The Context and Design of the Truckers and Turnover Project
   A chapter in The Analysis of Firms and Employees: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, 2008, pp 45-106 View citations (17)