On the role of social wage comparisons in gift-exchange experiments

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 112
Issue: 1
Pages: 75-78

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This study extends a bilateral gift-exchange experiment by Clark et al. (2010). We investigate how the provision of either quantitative or qualitative information on the average wage paid in all worker-employer relationships impacts the wage set by employers and worker performance. We find that information on the average wage reduces (increases) both wage offers and effort levels in one-shot (repeated) relationships.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:112:y:2011:i:1:p:75-78
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29