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Working Papers

2020

1. Macroeconomic Conditions When Young Shape Job Preferences for Life
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2. Team Incentives, Social Cohesion, and Performance: A Natural Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2019) View citations (5)
3. When Do Teachers Respond to Student Feedback? Evidence from a Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020)

2019

4. A Social Norm Nudge to Save More: A Field Experiment at a Retail Bank
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
5. Non-Competitive Wage-Setting as a Cause of Unfriendly and Inefficient Leadership
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2018)

2018

6. Salience of Law Enforcement: A Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (2)
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2013) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (2019)
7. Socially Useless Jobs
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2018)
   See also Journal Article in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society (2019)
8. The Effects of Student Feedback to teachers: Evidence from a Field Experiment
   Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (3)

2017

9. Serving the Public Interest in Several Ways: Theory and Empirics
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2016) View citations (1)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017)
   See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2018)
10. Team Incentives, Task Assignment, and Performance: A Field Experiment
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017)

2015

11. Paid to Quit
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015)
    See also Journal Article in De Economist (2019)

2014

12. Employee Recognition and Performance: A Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2013) View citations (13)
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2013) View citations (14)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (73)
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (2013) View citations (26)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2013) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in Management Science (2016)
13. Intrinsic Motivations of Public Sector Employees: Evidence for Germany
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2013) View citations (2)
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2014) View citations (3)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in German Economic Review (2015)
14. The Power of a Bad Example - A Field Experiment in Household Garbage Disposal
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2014)

2013

15. Altruism and Relational Incentives in the Workplace
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2015)
16. Dynamic Incentive Effects of Relative Performance Pay: A Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2011)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2014)
17. The Effects of Prize Spread and Noise in Elimination Tournaments: A Natural Field Experiment
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (11)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2015)
18. The Power of a Bad Example – A Field Experiment in Household Garbage Disposal (Revision of CentER DP 2013-018)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2013)
19. The Power of a Bad Example – A Field Experiment in Household Garbage Disposal (Revision of TILEC DP 2013-006)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Tilburg Law and Economic Center (2013) View citations (2)
20. Working for a Good Cause
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (1)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (1)

2012

21. How a Firm Can Induce Legislators to Adopt a Bad Policy
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2014)
22. Public Sector Employees: Risk Averse and Altruistic?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (58)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2009) View citations (6)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2012)
23. Social Relations and Relational Incentives
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2012)
24. The Power of a Bad Example – A Field Experiment in Household Garbage Disposal (replaced by TILEC DP 2013-006)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Tilburg Law and Economic Center (2012)
25. Tournament Incentives in the Field: Gender Differences in the Workplace
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (48)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2013)

2011

26. Management Practices: Are Not For Profits Different?
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (11)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (6)
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK (2011) View citations (6)
27. Status-Seeking in Criminal Subcultures and the Double Dividend of Zero-Tolerance
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2006) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economic Theory (2013)

2010

28. Incentives and the Sorting of Altruistic Agents into Street-Level Bureaucracies
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2012)
29. Managerial Talent, Motivation, and Self-Selection into Public Management
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (53)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (2)
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2008) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2010)
30. Reciprocity and Incentive Pay in the Workplace
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (42)
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2009) View citations (5)
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2008)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Psychology (2010)

2009

31. Lobbying of Firms by Voters
    Working Papers, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics (2009)
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2009)
32. Social Interaction, Co-Worker Altruism, and Incentives
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2009) View citations (1)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2010)

2008

33. From Public Monopsony to Competitive Market: More Efficiency but Higher Prices
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2003) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2009)
34. Gift Exchange in the Workplace
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (1)
35. Gift Exchange in the Workplace: Money or Attention?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2009)
36. Social Exchange and Common Agency in Organizations
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics (2006)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics) (2010)

2007

37. Local Public Good Provision, Municipal Consolidation, and National Transfers
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich (2006)
    See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (2008)
38. Subsidizing Enjoyable Education
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2008)

2006

39. Optimal Incentive Contracts when Workers envy their Boss
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
40. Status-Seeking in Violent Subcultures and the Double Dividend of Zero-Tolerance
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
41. The Desire for Impact
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2005)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Psychology (2008)

2005

42. Politicians' Motivation, Political Culture, and Electoral Competition
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2004) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2007)
43. Signaling and Screening of Workers' Motivation
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (4)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2003) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2007)

2004

44. Incentives and Workers' Motivation in the Public Sector
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (5)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2004) View citations (51)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2008)
45. Optimal Incentive Contracts For a Worker Who Envies His Boss
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
46. Why Does Centralisation Fail to Internalise Policy Externalities?
    Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2003)
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2005)

2003

47. Are Education Subsides an Efficient Redistributive Device?
    CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE View citations (4)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2003)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2003)
48. Education and Efficient Redistribution
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2001) View citations (10)
49. National Interference in Local Public Good Provision
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
50. Producing and Manipulating Information
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2005)
51. Product Market Competition and Trade Union Structure
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
52. Sequential Advocacy
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute

2001

53. Producing and Manipulating Information: Private Information Providers versus Public Information Providers
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute

1999

54. The Credibility Problem in Unemployment Insurance Policy
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
    Also in Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany (1999)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE) (2001)
55. The Effect of Fiscal Rules on Public Investment if Budget Deficits Are Politically Motivated
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (1997) View citations (5)
56. Why Do Policy Makers Stick to Inefficient Decisions?
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (1999)
    See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2001)

1997

57. A Theory of Policy Reversal
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute
58. On the Role of the Governmental Agreement in Breaking Political Deadlocks
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute

Journal Articles

2019

1. Paid to Quit
   De Economist, 2019, 167, (4), 387-406
   See also Working Paper (2015)
2. Prices, praises, and prizes
   International Review of Economics, 2019, 66, (1), 1-4
3. Salience of law enforcement: A field experiment
   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2019, 93, (C), 208-220 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2018)
4. Socially Useless Jobs
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2019, 58, (1), 3-16 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2018

5. Serving the public interest in several ways: Theory and empirics
   Labour Economics, 2018, 51, (C), 13-24 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2016

6. Employee Recognition and Performance: A Field Experiment
   Management Science, 2016, 62, (11), 3085-3099 View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper (2014)

2015

7. Altruism and Relational Incentives in the Workplace
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2015, 24, (3), 485-500 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
8. Intrinsic Motivations of Public Sector Employees: Evidence for Germany
   German Economic Review, 2015, 16, (3), 343-366 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
9. The Effects of Prize Spread and Noise in Elimination Tournaments: A Natural Field Experiment
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33, (3), 521 - 569 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2014

10. Dynamic incentive effects of relative performance pay: A field experiment
    Labour Economics, 2014, 28, (C), 1-13 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
11. How a firm can induce legislators to adopt a bad policy
    Public Choice, 2014, 159, (1), 63-82
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2013

12. Status-Seeking in Criminal Subcultures and the Double Dividend of Zero-Tolerance
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2013, 15, (1), 77-93 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
13. Tournament Incentives in the Field: Gender Differences in the Workplace
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 31, (2), 305 - 326 View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

14. Incentives and the Sorting of Altruistic Agents into Street-Level Bureaucracies
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2012, 114, (4), 1318-1345 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
15. Public sector employees: Risk averse and altruistic?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 83, (3), 279-291 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2010

16. Editorial introduction
    Economics of Governance, 2010, 11, (1), 1-2
17. Managerial talent, motivation, and self-selection into public management
    Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (9-10), 654-660 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
18. Reciprocity and incentive pay in the workplace
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2010, 31, (4), 676-686 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
19. Social exchange and common agency in organizations
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2010, 39, (1), 55-63 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
20. Social interaction, co-worker altruism, and incentives
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2010, 69, (2), 293-301 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

21. From public monopsony to competitive market: more efficiency but higher prices
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2009, 61, (3), 586-602 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
22. Gift Exchange in The Workplace: Money or Attention?
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (2-3), 550-560 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

23. Editorial announcement
    Economics of Governance, 2008, 9, (2), 101-101
24. Incentives and Workers' Motivation in the Public Sector
    Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (525), 171-191 View citations (129)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
25. Local public good provision, municipal consolidation, and national transfers
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2008, 38, (2), 160-173 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
26. Optimal Contracts When a Worker Envies His Boss
    Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2008, 24, (1), 120-137 View citations (47)
27. Subsidizing Enjoyable Education
    Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (5), 1023-1039 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
28. The desire for impact
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2008, 29, (3), 285-300 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

29. Politicians’ motivation, political culture, and electoral competition
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2007, 14, (1), 29-54 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
30. Signaling and screening of workers' motivation
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2007, 62, (4), 605-624 View citations (142)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

31. Producing and Manipulating Information
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (500), 185-199 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
32. Why does centralisation fail to internalise policy externalities?
    Public Choice, 2005, 122, (3), 395-416 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2004

33. Should Higher Education Subsidies Depend on Parental Income?
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2004, 20, (2), 284-297 View citations (6)

2001

34. Explaining unemployment trends in the Netherlands
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2001, 23, (2), 161-168 View citations (5)
35. The Credibility Problem in Unemployment Insurance Policy
    Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2001, 157, (4), 634-650 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
36. Wage-Setting Institutions, Unemployment, and Voters' Demand for Redistribution Policy
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 48, (5), 517-31 View citations (5)
37. Why Do Policy Makers Give (Permanent) Power to Policy Advisers?
    Economics and Politics, 2001, 13, (1), 73-94 View citations (5)
38. Why Do Policy Makers Stick to Inefficient Decisions?
    Public Choice, 2001, 107, (3-4), 221-34 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

39. Mismatch between unemployment and vacancies in the Dutch labour market
    Applied Economics, 1999, 31, (2), 237-244 View citations (2)
40. Voting on the Budget Deficit: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (5), 1377-1381 View citations (27)

1998

41. The role of governmental agreements in breaking political deadlock
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 14, (3), 561-572