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Working Papers
2023
- Diagnostic Uncertainty and Insurance Coverage in Credence Goods Markets
ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany 
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (6) ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2020) View citations (8) Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2020) View citations (6) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (6) Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2023)  Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2020) View citations (7)
- Serving Consumers in an Uncertain World: A Credence Goods Experiment
ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany 
Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2023)
2022
- Ostracism and Theft in Heterogeneous Groups
Post-Print, HAL
Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2021) 
See also Journal Article Ostracism and theft in heterogeneous groups, Experimental Economics, Springer (2023) (2023)
2021
- Competitiveness of Entrepreneurs and Salaried Workers
ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany 
Also in Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2021)  IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021)
- Conflict in the Pool: A Field Experiment
Working Papers, Chapman University, Economic Science Institute View citations (1)
Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2021) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Conflict in the pool: A field experiment, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2023) (2023)
- Predictably competitive? What faces can tell us about competitive behavior
Discussion Papers, University of Exeter, Department of Economics 
See also Journal Article Predictably competitive? What faces can tell us about competitive behavior, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
- Psychopathy and economic behavior among prison inmates: An experiment
Post-Print, HAL
2020
- Credence goods in the literature: What the past fifteen years have taught us about fraud, incentives, and the role of institutions
Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (60)
See also Journal Article Credence goods in the literature: What the past fifteen years have taught us about fraud, incentives, and the role of institutions, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier (2020) View citations (60) (2020)
- Rehabilitation and social behavior: Experiments in prison
Post-Print, HAL View citations (10)
See also Journal Article Rehabilitation and social behavior: Experiments in prison, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2020) View citations (12) (2020)
2019
- How Uncertainty and Ambiguity in Tournaments Affect Gender Differences in Competitive Behavior
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
Also in Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2017) View citations (1) Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2019) View citations (12) Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2017) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article How uncertainty and ambiguity in tournaments affect gender differences in competitive behavior, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2019) View citations (10) (2019)
2018
- Impunity under pressure: On the role of emotions as a commitment
Post-Print, HAL View citations (2)
2017
- Incentives for dishonesty: An experimental study with internal auditors
Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (2)
See also Journal Article INCENTIVES FOR DISHONESTY: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY WITH INTERNAL AUDITORS, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2020) View citations (6) (2020)
2016
- Affirmative action or just discrimination? A study on the endogenous emergence of quotas
Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (39)
See also Journal Article Affirmative action or just discrimination? A study on the endogenous emergence of quotas, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2016) View citations (39) (2016)
- Altruistic punishment does not increase with the severity of norm violations in the field
Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (22)
See also Journal Article Altruistic punishment does not increase with the severity of norm violations in the field, Nature Communications, Nature (2016) View citations (20) (2016)
- The limits of guilt
Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (2)
See also Journal Article The limits of guilt, Journal of the Economic Science Association, Springer (2017) View citations (19) (2017)
- Trust and Communication in a Property Rights Dilemma
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics 
See also Journal Article Trust and communication in a property rights dilemma, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2018) View citations (6) (2018)
2015
- Strive to be First or Avoid Being Last: An Experiment on Relative Performance Incentives
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (33)
Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2013) 
See also Journal Article Strive to be first or avoid being last: An experiment on relative performance incentives, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2015) View citations (29) (2015)
- The Hidden Costs of Tax Evasion: Collaborative Tax Evasion in Markets for Expert Services
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
Also in Economics Working Papers, European University Institute (2014) View citations (1) Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2014) View citations (1)
2014
- Direct and indirect punishment among strangers in the field
Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (53)
2013
- Equality, Equity and Incentives: An Experiment
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (81)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (2) Working Paper series, University of East Anglia, Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Science (CBESS), School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. (2010) View citations (2) Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2010) View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Equality, equity and incentives: An experiment, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2013) View citations (74) (2013)
- Revealed Distributional Preferences: Individuals vs. Teams
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics 
Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2013) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Revealed distributional preferences: Individuals vs. teams, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (29) (2014)
- Second-Degree Moral Hazard in a Real-World Credence Goods Market
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo 
Also in Economics Working Papers, European University Institute (2013)  IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (1) Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2013) 
See also Journal Article Second‐Degree Moral Hazard In A Real‐World Credence Goods Market, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2017) View citations (38) (2017)
- Strive to be first and avoid being last: An experiment on relative performance incentives
VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
2012
- Norm enforcement in the city: A natural field experiment
Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (66)
Also in Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website (2012) View citations (62) Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, The University of Melbourne (2011) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Norm enforcement in the city: A natural field experiment, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2012) View citations (65) (2012)
- Sabotage in Tournaments: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (54)
Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2012) View citations (54) Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (54)
See also Journal Article Sabotage in Tournaments: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2012) View citations (54) (2012)
- Security of Property as a Public Good: Institutions, Socio-Political Environment and Experimental Behavior in Five Countries
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012) View citations (1) Working Papers, Banco de México (2012) View citations (3) Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2012) View citations (2)
- The optimal allocation of prizes in tournaments of heterogeneous agents
Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (12)
See also Journal Article THE OPTIMAL ALLOCATION OF PRIZES IN TOURNAMENTS OF HETEROGENEOUS AGENTS, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2017) View citations (13) (2017)
2011
- Distributional Preferences and Competitive Behavior
Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Distributional preferences and competitive behavior, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2012) View citations (138) (2012)
- Public beliefs and corruption in a repeated psychological game
Post-Print, HAL View citations (20)
Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2009) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Public beliefs and corruption in a repeated psychological game, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2011) View citations (22) (2011)
- What Drives Taxi Drivers? A Field Experiment on Fraud in a Market for Credence Goods
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2011) View citations (10) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article What Drives Taxi Drivers? A Field Experiment on Fraud in a Market for Credence Goods, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2013) View citations (151) (2013)
2010
- Gender, Competition and the Efficiency of Policy Intervention
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (19)
Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck (2010) View citations (20) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (20)
2009
- How much income redistribution? An explanation based on vote-buying and corruption
Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck 
See also Journal Article How much income redistribution? An explanation based on vote-buying and corruption, Public Choice, Springer (2011) View citations (3) (2011)
2008
- Households in Transition: The BSEC-CA Experience
OECD Development Centre Policy Insights, OECD Publishing
- Ménages en transition: l'expérience des pays de la mer Noire et de l'Asie centrale
Centre de développement de l'OCDE - Repères, OECD Publishing
- Transition, Globalisation and Labour in the Black Sea Economic Co-operation and Central Asian Regions
OECD Development Centre Policy Insights, OECD Publishing
- Transition, mondialisation et travail dans les pays de la Coopération économique de la mer Noire et d'Asie centrale
Centre de développement de l'OCDE - Repères, OECD Publishing
Journal Articles
2023
- Conflict in the pool: A field experiment
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 215, (C), 60-73 
See also Working Paper Conflict in the Pool: A Field Experiment, Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
- Ostracism and theft in heterogeneous groups
Experimental Economics, 2023, 26, (1), 193-222 
See also Working Paper Ostracism and Theft in Heterogeneous Groups, Post-Print (2022) (2022)
- Predictably competitive? What faces can tell us about competitive behavior
Games and Economic Behavior, 2023, 142, (C), 931-940 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Predictably competitive? What faces can tell us about competitive behavior, Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
2022
- Religious worship and discrimination
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 197, (C), 91-102
2021
- Exposure to conspiracy theories in the lab
Economic and Political Studies, 2021, 9, (1), 90-112
2020
- Credence goods in the literature: What the past fifteen years have taught us about fraud, incentives, and the role of institutions
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2020, 26, (C) View citations (60)
See also Working Paper Credence goods in the literature: What the past fifteen years have taught us about fraud, incentives, and the role of institutions, Working Papers (2020) View citations (60) (2020)
- INCENTIVES FOR DISHONESTY: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY WITH INTERNAL AUDITORS
Economic Inquiry, 2020, 58, (2), 764-779 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Incentives for dishonesty: An experimental study with internal auditors, Working Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
- Rehabilitation and social behavior: Experiments in prison
Games and Economic Behavior, 2020, 119, (C), 148-171 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper Rehabilitation and social behavior: Experiments in prison, Post-Print (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
2019
- How uncertainty and ambiguity in tournaments affect gender differences in competitive behavior
European Economic Review, 2019, 118, (C), 1-13 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper How Uncertainty and Ambiguity in Tournaments Affect Gender Differences in Competitive Behavior, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (12) (2019)
- Self-Governance and Punishment: An Experimental Study among Namibian Forest Users
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2019, 67, (4), 935 - 967 View citations (3)
2018
- Closing the gender gap in competitiveness through priming
Nature Communications, 2018, 9, (1), 1-6 View citations (23)
- Impunity under pressure: On the role of emotions as a commitment device
Economics Letters, 2018, 168, (C), 112-114 View citations (2)
- Trust and communication in a property rights dilemma
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 149, (C), 413-433 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Trust and Communication in a Property Rights Dilemma, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
2017
- On the nature of guilt aversion: Insights from a new methodology in the dictator game
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2017, 13, (C), 9-15 View citations (20)
- Second‐Degree Moral Hazard In A Real‐World Credence Goods Market
Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (599), 1-18 View citations (38)
See also Working Paper Second-Degree Moral Hazard in a Real-World Credence Goods Market, CESifo Working Paper Series (2013) (2013)
- THE OPTIMAL ALLOCATION OF PRIZES IN TOURNAMENTS OF HETEROGENEOUS AGENTS
Economic Inquiry, 2017, 55, (1), 461-478 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper The optimal allocation of prizes in tournaments of heterogeneous agents, Working Papers (2012) View citations (12) (2012)
- The limits of guilt
Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2017, 3, (2), 137-148 View citations (19)
See also Working Paper The limits of guilt, Working Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
2016
- Affirmative action or just discrimination? A study on the endogenous emergence of quotas
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 127, (C), 87-98 View citations (39)
See also Working Paper Affirmative action or just discrimination? A study on the endogenous emergence of quotas, Working Papers (2016) View citations (39) (2016)
- Altruistic punishment does not increase with the severity of norm violations in the field
Nature Communications, 2016, 7, (1), 1-6 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Altruistic punishment does not increase with the severity of norm violations in the field, Natural Field Experiments (2016) View citations (22) (2016)
- Cancelling out early age gender differences in competition: an analysis of policy interventions
Experimental Economics, 2016, 19, (2), 412-432 View citations (50)
- Securing property rights: A dilemma experiment in Austria, Mexico, Mongolia, South Korea and the United States
Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 143, (C), 115-124 View citations (8)
2015
- Strive to be first or avoid being last: An experiment on relative performance incentives
Games and Economic Behavior, 2015, 94, (C), 39-56 View citations (29)
See also Working Paper Strive to be First or Avoid Being Last: An Experiment on Relative Performance Incentives, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (33) (2015)
- The hidden costs of tax evasion
Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 129, (C), 14-25 View citations (9)
2014
- Revealed distributional preferences: Individuals vs. teams
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 108, (C), 319-330 View citations (29)
See also Working Paper Revealed Distributional Preferences: Individuals vs. Teams, Discussion Papers in Economics (2013) (2013)
- Third-party punishment and counter-punishment in one-shot interactions
Economics Letters, 2014, 122, (2), 308-310 View citations (23)
2013
- Equality, equity and incentives: An experiment
European Economic Review, 2013, 60, (C), 32-51 View citations (74)
See also Working Paper Equality, Equity and Incentives: An Experiment, Munich Reprints in Economics (2013) View citations (81) (2013)
- What Drives Taxi Drivers? A Field Experiment on Fraud in a Market for Credence Goods
The Review of Economic Studies, 2013, 80, (3), 876-891 View citations (151)
See also Working Paper What Drives Taxi Drivers? A Field Experiment on Fraud in a Market for Credence Goods, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
2012
- Distributional preferences and competitive behavior
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 83, (1), 125-135 View citations (138)
See also Working Paper Distributional Preferences and Competitive Behavior, Working Papers (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
- Norm enforcement in the city: A natural field experiment
European Economic Review, 2012, 56, (8), 1773-1785 View citations (65)
See also Working Paper Norm enforcement in the city: A natural field experiment, Working Papers (2012) View citations (66) (2012)
- Sabotage in Tournaments: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Kyklos, 2012, 65, (4), 425-441 View citations (54)
See also Working Paper Sabotage in Tournaments: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (54) (2012)
2011
- How much income redistribution? An explanation based on vote-buying and corruption
Public Choice, 2011, 146, (1), 185-203 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper How much income redistribution? An explanation based on vote-buying and corruption, Working Papers (2009) (2009)
- Public beliefs and corruption in a repeated psychological game
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 78, (1-2), 51-59 View citations (22)
Also in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 78, (1), 51-59 (2011) View citations (22)
See also Working Paper Public beliefs and corruption in a repeated psychological game, Post-Print (2011) View citations (20) (2011)
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