Details about Lydia Mechtenberg

Access statistics for papers by Lydia Mechtenberg.

Last updated 2023-03-16. Update your information in the RePEc Author Service.

Short-id: pme484

Working Papers

2021

1. Self-Signaling in Moral Voting
   Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)

2020

2. Preferences over Taxation of High-Income Individuals: Evidence from a Survey Experiment
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
   Also in VfS Annual Conference 2019 (Leipzig): 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall - Democracy and Market Economy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2019)

2019

3. Fair Procedures with Naive Agents: Who Wants the Boston Mechanism?
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition

2018

4. Deliberative Structures and their Impact on Voting under Economic Conflict
   Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics

2017

5. Peer effects on perseverance
   FSES Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Freiburg/Fribourg Switzerland View citations (1)
6. The Swing Voter's Curse in Social Networks
   Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei View citations (3)
   Also in ETA: Economic Theory and Applications, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) (2017) View citations (8)
   VfS Annual Conference 2017 (Vienna): Alternative Structures for Money and Banking, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2017) View citations (2)
   FSES Working Papers, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Freiburg/Fribourg Switzerland (2017) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The swing voter's curse in social networks, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
7. Whistle-Blower Protection: Theory and Experimental Evidence
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (9)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Whistleblower protection: Theory and experimental evidence, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2016

8. Competition for Context-Sensitive Consumers
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
9. Voter Motivation and the Quality of Democratic Choice
   Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (5)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Voter motivation and the quality of democratic choice, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2014

10. Peer Effects and Students’ Self-Control
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)
    Also in SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk (2014)
11. When do conflicting parties share political power? An experimental study
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Econometric Research Program.

2013

12. 'I'll do it by myself as I knew it all along': On the failure of hindsight-biased principals to delegate optimally
    Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center View citations (2)
    Also in SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk (2013)

2011

13. A strategic mediator who is biased into the same direction as the expert can improve information transmission
    SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk
    Also in Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (2010)
    See also Journal Article A strategic mediator who is biased in the same direction as the expert can improve information transmission, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) (2012)

2009

14. Migration of the highly skilled: Can Europe catch up with the US?
    SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk

2008

15. Winners and Losers of Early Elections: On the Welfare Implications of Political Blockades and Early Elections
    Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods View citations (1)
    Also in SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk (2008)

2007

16. Ideology without ideologists
    SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk
17. Why votes have a value
    SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk View citations (1)

2006

18. Cheap talk in the classroom
    SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk
19. The Bologna Process: How student mobility affects multi-cultural skills and educational quality
    SFB 649 Discussion Papers, Humboldt University Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649: Economic Risk
    Also in Departmental Working Papers View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article The Bologna process: how student mobility affects multi-cultural skills and educational quality, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2008) View citations (37) (2008)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Whistleblower protection: Theory and experimental evidence
   European Economic Review, 2020, 126, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Whistle-Blower Protection: Theory and Experimental Evidence, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (9) (2017)

2019

2. The swing voter's curse in social networks
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2019, 118, (C), 241-268 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Swing Voter's Curse in Social Networks, Working Papers (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
3. Voter motivation and the quality of democratic choice
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2019, 116, (C), 241-259 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Voter Motivation and the Quality of Democratic Choice, Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2018

4. If I can do it, so can you! Peer effects on perseverance
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2018, 155, (C), 301-314 View citations (7)

2015

5. On the Failure of Hindsight-Biased Principals to Delegate Optimally
   Management Science, 2015, 61, (8), 1938-1958 View citations (12)
6. When Do Conflicting Parties Share Political Power?
   Journal of Experimental Political Science, 2015, 2, (2), 139-151

2014

7. Why votes have value: Instrumental voting with overconfidence and overestimation of others' errors
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2014, 84, (C), 17-38 View citations (27)

2012

8. A strategic mediator who is biased in the same direction as the expert can improve information transmission
   Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (2), 490-492
   See also Working Paper A strategic mediator who is biased into the same direction as the expert can improve information transmission, SFB 649 Discussion Papers (2011) (2011)
9. Migration of the Talented: Can Europe Catch Up with the U.S.?
   Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2012, 14, (6), 945-969 View citations (3)

2009

10. Cheap Talk in the Classroom: How Biased Grading at School Explains Gender Differences in Achievements, Career Choices and Wages
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2009, 76, (4), 1431-1459 View citations (40)

2008

11. The Bologna process: how student mobility affects multi-cultural skills and educational quality
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2008, 15, (2), 109-130 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper The Bologna Process: How student mobility affects multi-cultural skills and educational quality, SFB 649 Discussion Papers (2006) (2006)