TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Gill, David
AU  - Prowse, Victoria L.
        TI  - A Novel Computerized Real Effort Task Based on Sliders
        PY  - 2011/Jun/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 5801
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp5801
        AB  - In this note, we present a novel computerized real effort task based on moving sliders across a screen which overcomes many of the drawbacks of existing real effort tasks. The task was first developed and used by us in Gill and Prowse (American Economic Review, forthcoming). We outline the design of our "slider task", describe its advantages compared to existing real effort tasks and provide a statistical analysis of the behavior of subjects undertaking the task. We believe that the task will prove valuable to researchers in designing future real effort experiments, and to this end we provide z-Tree code and guidance to assist researchers wishing to implement the slider task.
        KW  - real effort task
KW  - slider task
KW  - design of laboratory experiments
KW  - learning and time effects
KW  - Individual heterogeneity
        ER  -