Paying for performance and motivation crowding out

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 103
Issue: 2
Pages: 68-71

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

We investigate how prices affect output when publicly-funded providers differ in altruism, and enjoy being perceived as good and not as greedy. A higher price increases output for low and high-altruism providers. Intermediate-altruism providers do not respond or reduce output.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:103:y:2009:i:2:p:68-71
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29