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Working Papers

2020

1. 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, University of Innsbruck View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance (2020)
2. Diagnostic Uncertainty and Insurance Coverage in Credence Goods Markets
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (1)
   Also in Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2020)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020)
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2020)
3. Reveal It or Conceal It: On the Value of Second Opinions in a Low-Entry-Barriers Credence Goods Market
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2020)
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2020)
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2020)
4. oTree: The Equality Equivalence Test
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance (2019)

2019

5. Credence Goods Markets and the Informational Value of New Media: A Natural Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (7)
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2019) View citations (7)
   Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2019) View citations (7)
6. Distributional Preferences Explain Individual Behavior Across Games and Time
   Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2019) View citations (2)
7. Uncovering sophisticated discrimination with the help of credence goods markups - evidence from a natural field experiment
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck

2017

8. Coping with complexity - Experimental evidence for narrow bracketing in multi-stage contests
   Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2017)
9. Do the altruists lie less?
   Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2019)
10. Social preferences and political attitudes: An online experiment on a large heterogeneous sample
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2020)

2016

11. Competing for Market Shares: Why the Order of Moves Matters Even When It Shouldn't
    VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
12. Guilt-Averse or Reciprocal? Looking at Behavioural Motivations in the Trust Game
    QuBE Working Papers, QUT Business School
    Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2016)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Economic Science Association (2018)
13. Insurance coverage of customers induces dishonesty of sellers in markets for credence goods
    Natural Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (3)
14. Why did he do that? Using counterfactuals to study the effect of intentions in extensive form games
    QuBE Working Papers, QUT Business School View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2016)
    See also Journal Article in Experimental Economics (2018)

2015

15. Appendix to ''��Vickrey Auction vs BDM: Difference in bidding behaviour and the impact of other-regarding motives''
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck
16. How Social Preferences Shape Incentives in (Experimental) Markets for Credence Goods
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2017)
17. Prevalence and Determinants of Choice Bracketing - Experimental Evidence
    VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
18. The Hidden Costs of Tax Evasion: Collaborative Tax Evasion in Markets for Expert Services
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2014)
    Economics Working Papers, European University Institute (2014)
19. Vickrey Auction vs BDM: Difference in bidding behaviour and the impact of other-regarding motives
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Economic Science Association (2016)

2014

20. Car Mechanics in the Lab - Investigating the Behavior of Real Experts on Experimental Markets for Credence Goods
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (16)
    Also in Economics Working Papers, European University Institute (2014) View citations (14)
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2009) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2014)
21. Heterogeneity in Rent-Seeking Contests with Multiple Stages: Theory and Experimental Evidence
    VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
    Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2013) View citations (4)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (2)
22. How the Value of Information Shapes the Value of Commitment Or: Why the Value of Commitment Does Not Vanish
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck
23. Incentives and selection in promotion contests: Is it possible to kill two birds with one stone?
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Managerial and Decision Economics (2015)
24. Optimal prizes in dynamic elimination contests: Theory and experimental evidence
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2014)
25. Too Much or Too Little? Price-Discrimination in a Market for Credence Goods
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2014)
26. What is trustworthiness and what drives it?
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (4)
    Also in Experimental Economics Center Working Paper Series, Experimental Economics Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2005) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Games and Economic Behavior (2016)

2013

27. Fair Division in Unanimity Bargaining with Subjective Claims
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (3)
28. Fairness and Efficiency in a Subjective Claims Problem
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2016)
29. Optimal Prizes in Dynamic Elimination Contests: An Experimental Analysis
    VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association View citations (1)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science (2012) View citations (3)
30. 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, University of Innsbruck (2013) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2014)
31. Second-Degree Moral Hazard in a Real-World Credence Goods Market
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2013)
    Economics Working Papers, European University Institute (2013)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2017)
32. The Geometry of Distributional Preferences and a Non-Parametric Identification Approach
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (6)

2012

33. The Good, the Bad and the Naive: Do Fair Prices Signal Good Types or Do They Induce Good Behaviour?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research (2012) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2012) View citations (2)
34. Two-Stage Elimination Contests with Endogenous Continuation Values: An Analytical Solution
    Economics Working Paper Series, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science

2011

35. Distributional Preferences and Competitive Behavior
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2012)
36. Incentives vs. Selection in Promotion Tournaments: Can a Designer Kill Two Birds with One Stone?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
37. What Drives Taxi Drivers? A Field Experiment on Fraud in a Market for Credence Goods
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2011) View citations (10)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2013)

2010

38. Guilt from Promise-Breaking and Trust in Markets for Expert Services - Theory and Experiment
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010)

2009

39. The Economics of Credence Goods: On the Role of Liability, Verifiability, Reputation and Competition
    NCER Working Paper Series, National Centre for Econometric Research View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (18)
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2009) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (1)
40. The Impact of Distributional Preferences on (Experimental) Markets for Expert Services
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck (2009) View citations (11)

2007

41. Experts vs. Discounters: Consumer Free Riding and Experts Withholding Advice in Markets for Credence Goods
    Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, University of Innsbruck
    Also in Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (2005) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Industrial Organization (2009)

2005

42. Experts vs Discounters: Competition and Market Unravelling When Consumers Do Not Know What they Need
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
43. Price discrimination via the choice of distribution channels
    Economics working papers, Department of Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria View citations (2)

2003

44. Price Discrimination in Markets for Experts' Services
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (2)

2001

45. On Doctors, Mechanics and Computer Specialists Or Where are the Problems with Credence Goods?
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (6)

2000

46. Idiosyncratic Investments, Outside Opportunities and the Boundaries of the Firm
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article in International Journal of Industrial Organization (2002)
47. In-House Competition, Organizational Slack and the Business Cycle
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2003)
48. Market Institutions and Quality Enforcement
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
49. Theoretically robust but empirically invalid: an experimental investigation into tax equivalence
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (40)
    Also in Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics (1997) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Theory (2000)

1998

50. Are Two Good Representative for Many?
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1998)
51. Optimal Incentives to Reduce Downstream Pollution Under Asymmetric Information
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, Washington St. Louis - School of Business and Political Economy (1998)

1997

52. Excess Capacity as an Incentive Device
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics (1997)
53. Voluntary Contributions when the Public Good is not Necessarily Normal
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics (1998)

1996

54. Disciplinary Takeovers and Industry Effects
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (1998)
55. Information Revelation via Takeovers in Correlated Environments
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Managerial and Decision Economics (1997)

1995

56. Hostile Takeovers in Correlated Environments
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics

1994

57. Optimal Contracts With Semiordered Types
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics

1991

58. Destroying the 'Pretending' Equilibrium in the Demski-Sappington-Spiller Model
    Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1994)

Journal Articles

2020

1. 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 (8)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
2. Social preferences and political attitudes: An online experiment on a large heterogeneous sample
   Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 182, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2019

3. Competing for market shares: Does the order of moves matter even when it shouldn’t?
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 166, (C), 346-365
4. Do altruists lie less?
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 157, (C), 560-579 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
5. The role of communication in fair division with subjective claims
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 167, (C), 72-89 View citations (1)
6. oTree: The Equality Equivalence Test
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2019, 22, (C), 214-222 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2018

7. Guilt averse or reciprocal? Looking at behavioral motivations in the trust game
   Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2018, 4, (1), 1-14 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
8. Social interaction effects: The impact of distributional preferences on risky choices
   Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2018, 56, (2), 141-164 View citations (2)
9. Why did he do that? Using counterfactuals to study the effect of intentions in extensive form games
   Experimental Economics, 2018, 21, (1), 1-26 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2017

10. Coping with complexity – Experimental evidence for narrow bracketing in multi-stage contests
    European Economic Review, 2017, 98, (C), 264-281 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2017)
11. How Social Preferences Shape Incentives in (Experimental) Markets for Credence Goods
    Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (600), 393-416 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
12. Is reciprocity really outcome-based? A second look at gift-exchange with random shocks
    Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2017, 3, (2), 149-160 View citations (5)
13. Second‐Degree Moral Hazard In A Real‐World Credence Goods Market
    Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (599), 1-18 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
14. The Economics of Credence Goods – a Survey of Recent Lab and Field Experiments
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2017, 63, (1), 1-23 View citations (16)

2016

15. Fair and efficient division through unanimity bargaining when claims are subjective
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2016, 57, (C), 56-73 View citations (2)
16. Fairness and efficiency in a subjective claims problem
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2016, 131, (PA), 21-36 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
17. Vickrey auction vs BDM: difference in bidding behaviour and the impact of other-regarding motives
    Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2016, 2, (2), 101-108 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
18. What is trustworthiness and what drives it?
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2016, 98, (C), 197-218 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2015

19. Incentives and Selection in Promotion Contests: Is It Possible to Kill Two Birds with One Stone?
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 2015, 36, (5), 275-285
    See also Working Paper (2014)
20. The geometry of distributional preferences and a non-parametric identification approach: The Equality Equivalence Test
    European Economic Review, 2015, 76, (C), 85-103 View citations (45)
21. The hidden costs of tax evasion
    Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 129, (C), 14-25 View citations (2)

2014

22. Car mechanics in the lab––Investigating the behavior of real experts on experimental markets for credence goods
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 108, (C), 166-173 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
23. Optimal prizes in dynamic elimination contests: Theory and experimental evidence
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 102, (C), 43-58 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
24. Revealed distributional preferences: Individuals vs. teams
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 108, (C), 319-330 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2013

25. Shaping beliefs in experimental markets for expert services: Guilt aversion and the impact of promises and money-burning options
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2013, 81, (C), 145-164 View citations (45)
26. What Drives Taxi Drivers? A Field Experiment on Fraud in a Market for Credence Goods
    Review of Economic Studies, 2013, 80, (3), 876-891 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2012

27. Distributional preferences and competitive behavior
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2012, 83, (1), 125-135 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2011

28. The Economics of Credence Goods: An Experiment on the Role of Liability, Verifiability, Reputation, and Competition
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (2), 526-55 View citations (138)

2009

29. Experts vs. discounters: Consumer free-riding and experts withholding advice in markets for credence goods
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2009, 27, (1), 15-23 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2003

30. In-house competition, organizational slack, and the business cycle
    European Economic Review, 2003, 47, (3), 505-520 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2002

31. Idiosyncratic investments, outside opportunities and the boundaries of the firm
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2002, 20, (8), 1119-1141 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2001

32. Optimal Control of Upstream Pollution under Asymmetric Information
    Environmental & Resource Economics, 2001, 19, (4), 343-360 View citations (1)
33. Sequential contributions to public goods: on the structure of the equilibrium set
    Economics Bulletin, 2001, 8, (3), 1-7
34. original papers: Multiprincipals multiagents incentive design
    Review of Economic Design, 2001, 6, (1), 5-40

2000

35. Theoretically robust but empirically invalid? An experimental investigation into tax equivalence
    Economic Theory, 2000, 16, (3), 719-734 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1998

36. Are Two a Good Representative for Many?
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1998, 83, (1), 90-104 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
37. Disciplinary Takeovers and Industry Effects
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 1998, 7, (2), 265-306 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
38. Voluntary contributions when the public good is not necessarily normal
    Journal of Economics, 1998, 68, (2), 175-192 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1997

39. Beeinflußt die Wahl des gesetzlichen Steueranknüpfungspunktes die ökonomische Steuerinzidenz? Eine experimentelle Untersuchung
    Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG, 1997, 23, (2), 269-277
40. Information Revelation via Takeovers in Correlated Environments
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1997, 18, (1), 55-60 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1994

41. Destroying the Pretending Equilibria in the Demski-Sappington-Spiller Model
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1994, 62, (1), 230-237 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1991)