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IZA Discussion Paper No. 5204

Equality, Equity and Incentives: An Experiment

Loukas Balafoutas, Martin G. Kocher, Louis Putterman, Matthias Sutter

revised version published in: European Economic Review, 2013, 60, 32-51

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5200

revised version published as 'Respect and relational contracts' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2012, 81 (1), 286–298

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5196

Business Cycle Dependent Unemployment Insurance

Torben M. Andersen, Michael Svarer

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5191

Wage Subsidies, Work Incentives, and the Reform of the Austrian Welfare System

Viktor Steiner, Florian Wakolbinger

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5103

Intermittent Reinforcement and the Persistence of Behavior: Experimental Evidence

Robin M. Hogarth, Marie Claire Villeval

revised version published as 'Ambiguous Incentives and the Persistence of Effort: Experimental Evidence' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2014, 100, 1-19

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5055

Carrot and Stick: How Reemployment Bonuses and Benefit Sanctions Affect Job Finding Rates

Bas van der Klaauw, Jan C. van Ours

published in: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2013, 28 (2), 275–296

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5040

Getting More Work for Nothing? Symbolic Awards and Worker Performance

Michael Kosfeld, Susanne Neckermann

published in: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2011, 3 (3), 86-99

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5001

Implicit Contracts, Unemployment, and Labor Market Segmentation

Steffen Altmann, Armin Falk, David B. Huffman

substantially revised version published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81 (1), 30-56

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4863

Earnings Progression, Human Capital and Incentives: Theory and Evidence

Anders Frederiksen

published as 'Incentives and Earnings Growth' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2013, 85 (1), 97-107

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4863

Earnings Progression, Human Capital and Incentives: Theory and Evidence

Anders Frederiksen

published as 'Incentives and Earnings Growth' in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2013, 85 (1), 97-107

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4839

The Diffusion of Pay for Performance across Occupations

Alberto Bayo-Moriones, Jose Enrique Galdon-Sanchez, Sara Martinez-de-Morentin

published in: Industrial & Labor Relations Review, 2013, 66 (5), 1115-1148

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4795

Bonus Payments and Reference Point Violations

Axel Ockenfels, Dirk Sliwka, Peter Werner

published in: Management Science, 2015, 61 (7), 1496-1513

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4713

Pay Enough, Don't Pay Too Much or Don't Pay at All? The Impact of Bonus Intensity on Job Satisfaction

Konstantinos Pouliakas

published in: Kyklos, 2010, 63 (4), 597-626

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4567

Will There Be Blood? Incentives and Substitution Effects in Pro-social Behavior

Nicola Lacetera, Mario Macis, Robert Slonim

published as 'Will There be Blood? Incentives and Displacement Effects in Pro-Social Behavior' in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2012, 4 (1), 186-223

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4546

The Ratio Bias Phenomenon: Fact or Artifact?

Mathieu Lefèbvre, Ferdinand M. Vieider, Marie Claire Villeval

published in: Theory and Decision, 2011, 71(4), 615-641

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4545

Incentive Effects on Risk Attitude in Small Probability Prospects

Mathieu Lefèbvre, Ferdinand M. Vieider, Marie Claire Villeval

published in: Economics Letters, 2010, 109 (2), 115-120

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4503

Can Child Care Policy Encourage Employment and Fertility? Evidence from a Structural Model

Peter Haan, Katharina Wrohlich

published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (4), 498-512

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4458

Do All Material Incentives for Prosocial Activities Backfire? The Response to Cash and Non-Cash Incentives for Blood Donations

Nicola Lacetera, Mario Macis

published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2010, 31 (4), 738-748

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4261

The Effect of Adversity on Process Innovations and Managerial Incentives

Benoit Dostie, Rajshri Jayaraman

published as 'Do Higher Costs Spur Process Innovations and Managerial Incentives? Evidence from a Natural Experiment' in: Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2013, 22 (3), 529–550

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4190

Social Incentives in the Workplace

Oriana Bandiera, Iwan Barankay, Imran Rasul

published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2010, 77 (2), 417-458

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4145

An Incentive Theory of Matching

Alessio J. G. Brown, Christian Merkl, Dennis J. Snower

published in: Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2015, 19 (3), 643-668

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4039

Coordination under the Shadow of Career Concerns

Alexander K. Koch, Albrecht Morgenstern

published in: B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics: Topics in Theoretical Economics, 2010, 10 (1), Article 10

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3959

Treating Equals Unequally: Incentives in Teams, Workers' Motivation and Production Technology

Sebastian J. Goerg, Sebastian Kube, Ro'i Zultan

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2010, 28 (4), 747 - 772

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3917

Social Connections and Incentives in the Workplace: Evidence from Personnel Data

Oriana Bandiera, Iwan Barankay, Imran Rasul

published in: Econometrica, 2009, 77 (4), 1047-1094

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3909

Curbing Cream-Skimming: Evidence on Enrolment Incentives

Pascal Courty, Do Han Kim, Gerald Marschke

published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (5), 643-655

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3862

On the Sorting of Physicians across Medical Occupations

Pascal Courty, Gerald Marschke

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3835

Promotions and Incentives: The Case of Multi-Stage Elimination Tournaments

Steffen Altmann, Armin Falk, Matthias Wibral

revised and extended version published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2012, 30 (1), 149-174

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3771

Social Image Concerns and Pro-Social Behavior

Nicola Lacetera, Mario Macis

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2010, 76 (2), 225-237

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3770

Motivating Altruism: A Field Study

Nicola Lacetera, Mario Macis

published as 'Time for Blood: The Effect of Paid Leave Legislation on Altruistic Behavior' in: Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 2013, 29(6), 1384-1420

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3746

'Klin'-ing Up: Effects of Polish Tax Reforms on Those In and on Those Out

Leszek Morawski, Michal Myck

revised and corrected version published in: Labour Economics, 2010, 17 (3), 556-566

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3730

Tournaments and Managerial Incentives in China's Listed Firms: New Evidence

Takao Kato, Cheryl Long

published in: China Economic Review, 2011, 22 (1), 1-10 (lead article)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3721

Effects of Flat Tax Reforms in Western Europe on Income Distribution and Work Incentives

Alari Paulus, Andreas Peichl

revised version published as 'Effects of flat tax reforms in Western Europe' in: Journal of Policy Modelling, 2009, 31 (5), 620-636

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3611

Multi-Family Households in a Labour Supply Model: A Calibration Method with Application to Poland

Peter Haan, Michal Myck

published in: Applied Economics, 2012, 22, 2907 - 2919

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3601

Financial Student Aid and Enrollment into Higher Education: New Evidence from Germany

Viktor Steiner, Katharina Wrohlich

revised version published in: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2012, 114(1), 124–147

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3580

Blood Donations and Incentives: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Lorenz Götte, Alois Stutzer

revised version published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2020, 170, 52-74

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3575

Does Fertility Respond to Financial Incentives?

Guy Laroque, Bernard Salanié

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3424

Incentive Design and Trust: Comparing the Effects of Tournament and Team-Based Incentives on Trust

Robert J. Oxoby, Colette Friedrich

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3326

Incentives versus Sorting in Tournaments: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Edwin Leuven, Hessel Oosterbeek, Joep Sonnemans, Bas van der Klaauw

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2011, 29 (3), 637-658

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3281

Transparency, Inequity Aversion, and the Dynamics of Peer Pressure in Teams: Theory and Evidence

Alwine Mohnen, Kathrin Pokorny, Dirk Sliwka

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 26 (4), 2008, 693 - 720

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3157

Safety Net Still in Transition: Labour Market Incentive Effects of Extending Social Support in Poland

Peter Haan, Michal Myck

revised version published as 'Safety net still in transition: labour market incentive effects of social support in Poland and Germany' in: Bank i Kredyt, 2010, 41 (3), 5-34

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3143

Team Governance: Empowerment or Hierarchical Control

Guido Friebel, Wendelin Schnedler

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2011, 78 (1-2), 1-13

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3077

You Don't Always Get What You Pay For

Wendelin Schnedler

published as ' You Don't Always Get What You Pay For: Bonuses, Perceived Income and Effort ' in: German Economic Review, 2011, 12 (1), 1 - 10

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3019

Performance Pay, Sorting, and Outsourcing

Fred Henneberger, Alfonso Sousa-Poza, Alexandre Ziegler

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2968