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Ockenfels, Axel ORCID: 0000-0003-1456-0191, Sliwka, Dirk ORCID: 0000-0002-8026-0165 and Werner, Peter (2015). Timing of kindness - Evidence from a field experiment. J. Econ. Behav. Organ., 111. S. 79 - 88. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 1879-1751

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Abstract

We conduct a field experiment in a naturally occurring labor environment and track whether the performance of workers responds to unexpected wage increases. Specifically, we investigate how the timing of wage increases affects efforts. We find that workers' performance is substantially higher for the same total wage when their wage is increased in two steps as opposed to a single increase at the outset. Moreover, workers are more honest and are more willing to do voluntary extra work after surprising wage increases compared to a baseline condition without increases. (C) 2014 Elseviei B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ockenfels, Axel UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1456-0191 UNSPECIFIED Sliwka, Dirk UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8026-0165 UNSPECIFIED Werner, Peter UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-405845
DOI:	10.1016/j.jebo.2014.12.003
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Econ. Behav. Organ.
Volume:	111
Page Range:	S. 79 - 88
Date:	2015
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1879-1751
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Economics > Macroeconomic, Financial and Economic Policy > Professur für Economics, Design and Behavior Center of Excellence C-SEB
Subjects:	Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GIFT EXCHANGE; LABOR; WORK; PREFERENCES; FAIRNESS; IMPACT; MODEL Multiple languages Economics Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/40584