We conduct a field experiment to measure cooperation among groups of recreational fishermen
at a privately owned fishing facility. Group earnings are greater when group members …

Does higher socioeconomic status predict decreased prosocial behavior? Methodological
issues such as the reliance of survey studies on self-reported measures of prosociality, the …

The growing concentration of resources among the rich has re-ignited a discussion about
whether the rich are more selfish than others. While many recent studies show the rich …

This paper reports results of a natural field experiment on the dictator game where subjects
are unaware that they are participating in an experiment. Three other experiments explore, …

In this paper, we study the correlation between cheating in the lab and cheating in the field.
We conduct a laboratory experiment using a variant of the Mind game (Jiang, 2013). Payoffs …

We derive a dynamic theoretical model of renewable resource extraction. In the social optimum,
maximum extraction occurs in the last period only, while in the unique subgame perfect …

This research aims to determine if the observed improvements using polyethylene (PE)
waste in asphalt binder translate into better performance at the asphalt mixture scale in the …

Prominent social psychologists and major media outlets have put forward the notion that
people of high socioeconomic status (SES) are more selfish and behave more unethically than …

We use time, rather than money, as the salient component of subjects’ incentives in three
workhorse experimental paradigms. The use of waiting time can be interpreted as a special …

Both private and public organizations constantly grapple with incentive schemes to induce
maximum effort from agents. We begin with a theoretical exploration of optimal contest design…