Posts tagged with 'experiment'
December 12, 2024
Personality traits and signals as predictors of workplace behavior
New research examines influence on honesty and productivity
December 5, 2024
Overconfidence undermines leadership effectiveness
Lab experiment reveals the crucial skills that matter more than ambition in management
December 4, 2024
Gender bias on social media: Women face unequal scrutiny
New research reveals male users flag women’s posts more frequently on male-dominated topics
November 28, 2024
Political polarization undermines individuals’ rule-following behavior
Experimental research reveals how group identity shapes compliance with rules, even when the rules are identical
March 30, 2021
Men try to avoid being beaten by a woman
Lab experiment measures gender differences in performance in games with differing competitive pressure
November 5, 2019
Why the German police deserve your trust
Police applicants self-select on trustworthiness and the willingness to enforce norms of cooperation
July 6, 2018
Job applicants under a vacancy referral scheme are viewed as less motivated
Experiment with professional recruiters in Belgium
March 15, 2018
The impact of self-selection on performance
Our behavior is strongly influenced by comparisons with others. These “others” are not usually assigned to us, but we choose […]
January 31, 2018
Civility and trust in social media
Trust is a fundamental asset for economic development. Social media have been credited with the potential of reinvigorating trust by […]
November 18, 2015
Sexual orientation related to preferences for competition
The gender wage gap is one of the most researched empirical facts in labor economics. But it is not only […]
February 23, 2015
Don’t doze off… Being tired might make you risky
It is common sense that making important decisions after a night of poor sleep might be a bad idea. Marco […]
February 4, 2015
Pour some sugar in me: Faster, better decisions with glucose
Many factors influence the quality of decision making: importance, relevance, and even time of day can affect the degree to […]
October 24, 2014
Should housework be shared more equally between partners?
Women do more housework than men. For most of history this phenomenon went largely unremarked. Housework was what women did, […]
April 11, 2014
The effects of depenalizing cannabis
Policy makers in many countries are thinking about legalizing the possession of small amounts of marihuana. For example, people in […]
March 18, 2014
Shared joy is double joy: Girls are more generous than boys
Classic economic theory has long pursued the concept of homo economicus, which sees human beings as rational actors who are […]
March 7, 2014
God knows everything: Religious people are less likely to lie for the money
Honesty plays a very important role in economic life. It affects the productivity of employees who are not constantly monitored […]