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82 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5543
Managerial Incentives and Favoritism in Promotion Decisions: Theory and Field Evidence
Johannes Berger, Claus Herbertz, Dirk Sliwka
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5186
Splitting Tournaments
Edwin Leuven, Hessel Oosterbeek, Bas van der Klaauw
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5022
Gender Differences and Dynamics in Competition: The Role of Luck
David Gill, Victoria L. Prowse
published in: Quantitative Economics, 2014, 5 (2), 351-376
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4852
Shutdown Contests in Multi-Plant Firms and Governmental Intervention
Matthias Kräkel
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4846
Psychological Pressure in Competitive Environments: Evidence from a Randomized Natural Experiment: Comment
Martin G. Kocher, Marc V. Lenz, Matthias Sutter
substantially extended version published as: 'Psychological Pressure in Competitive Environments: New Evidence from Randomized Natural Experiments' in: Management Science, 2012, 58 (8), 1585-1591
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4812
Risk Taking Behavior in Tournaments: Evidence from the NBA
Christian Grund, Jan Höcker, Stefan Zimmermann
revised version published as 'Incidence and Consequences of Risk Taking Behavior in Tournaments - Evidence from the NBA' in: Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51 (2), 1489–1501
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4536
A Structural Analysis of Disappointment Aversion in a Real Effort Competition
David Gill, Victoria L. Prowse
published in: American Economic Review, 2012, 102 (1), 469-503
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4383
Pay for Percentile
Gadi Barlevy, Derek Neal
published in: American Economic Review, 2012, 102 (5), 1805-31
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4205
Sabotage in Tournaments: Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment
Christine Harbring, Bernd Irlenbusch
revised and extended version published in: Management Science, 2011, 57, 611 - 627
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4027
Choosing to Compete: How Different Are Girls and Boys?
Alison L. Booth, Patrick J. Nolen
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2012, 81 (2), 542 - 555
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. 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. 3702
Relative Performance Pay, Bonuses, and Job-Promotion Tournaments
Matthias Kräkel, Anja Schöttner
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3440
Feedback and Incentives: Experimental Evidence
Tor Eriksson, Anders Poulsen, Marie Claire Villeval
revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2009, 16 (6), 679-688
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. 3400
Risk-Taking Tournaments: Theory and Experimental Evidence
Petra Nieken, Dirk Sliwka
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2010, 31 (3), 254-268
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. 3275
Does Competition Enhance Performance or Cheating? A Laboratory Experiment
Christiane Schwieren, Doris Weichselbaumer
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2010, 31 (3), 241-253
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3200
Deception and Incentives: How Dishonesty Undermines Effort Provision
Florian Ederer, Ernst Fehr
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3111
Feedback in Tournaments under Commitment Problems: Theory and Experimental Evidence
Oliver Gürtler, Christine Harbring
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