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43 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14437
An Optimal Split of School Classes
Oded Stark
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14174
Gender and Psychological Pressure in Competitive Environments
Alison L. Booth, Patrick J. Nolen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14147
The Fetters of the Sib: An Experimental Study in Burkina Faso
Björn Vollan, Myriam Hadnes, Marco Nilgen, Michael Kosfeld
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14029
Escaping Social Pressure: Fixed-Term Contracts in Multi-Establishment Firms
Andrea Bassanini, Eve Caroli, Francois Fontaine, Antoine Rebérioux
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, 188, 697-715
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13736
Borderline Disorder: (De Facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Contemporary Conflict in Africa
Emilio Depetris-Chauvin, Ömer Özak
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13628
Psychological Pressure and the Right to Determine the Moves in Dynamic Tournaments: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Mark Kassis, Sascha L. Schmidt, Dominik Schreyer, Matthias Sutter
published in: Games and Economic Behavior, 2021, 126, 278-287.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13614
The Emigration Life Cycle: How Development Shapes Emigration from Poor Countries
Michael A. Clemens
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13595
Social Pressure in the Stadiums: Do Agents Change Behavior without Crowd Support?
Vincenzo Scoppa
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2021, 82, 102344.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13578
Experimental Effects of an Absent Crowd on Performances and Refereeing Decisions during COVID-19
Alex Bryson, Peter Dolton, J. James Reade, Dominik Schreyer, Carl Singleton
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13498
Team Incentives, Social Cohesion, and Performance: A Natural Field Experiment
Josse Delfgaauw, Robert Dur, Oke Onemu, Joeri Sol
published in: Management Science, 2022, 68 (1), 230-256
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13474
Selection and Incentives under Time Pressure: The Importance of Framing
Maria De Paola, Francesca Gioia, Valeria Pupo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12182
Girls' and Boys' Performance in Competitions: What We Can Learn from a Korean Quiz Show
Alison L. Booth, Jungmin Lee
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11761
Choking under Pressure: Evidence of the Causal Effect of Audience Size on Performance
René Böheim, Dominik Grübl, Mario Lackner
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 168, 76–93, 2019
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11761
Choking under Pressure: Evidence of the Causal Effect of Audience Size on Performance
René Böheim, Dominik Grübl, Mario Lackner
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 168, 76–93, 2019
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11436
Conformism, Social Norms and the Dynamics of Assimilation
Gonzalo Olcina, Fabrizio Panebianco, Yves Zenou
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11201
Gender Differences in Competitiveness and Risk-Taking among Children, Teenagers, and College Students: Evidence from Jeopardy!
Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker
fortchoming in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10587
Choking under Pressure and Gender: Evidence from Professional Tennis
Danny Cohen-Zada, Alex Krumer, Mosi Rosenboim, Offer Moshe Shapir
Published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2017, 61, 176-190
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9766
Doing Your Best When Stakes Are High? Theory and Experimental Evidence
Nicolas Houy, Jean-Philippe Nicolaï, Marie Claire Villeval
revised version published as 'Always doing your best? Effort and performance in dynamic settings' in: Theory and Decision, 2020, 89 (3), 249-286
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9565
Psychological Incentives, Financial Incentives, and Risk Attitudes in Tournaments: An Artefactual Field Experiment
Bram Cadsby, Jim Engle-Warnick, Tony Fang, Fei Song
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2019, 72, 64-79
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9315
Gender Differences in Reaction to Psychological Pressure: Evidence from Tennis Players
Maria De Paola, Vincenzo Scoppa
published in: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2017, 26 (3), 444-456
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