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Working Papers

2021

1. Fixing Feedback Revision Rules in Online Markets
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany
   Also in Department for Strategy and Innovation Working Paper Series, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business (2020)

2020

2. When a Nudge Backfires: Combining (Im)Plausible Deniability with Social and Economic Incentives to Promote Behavioral Change
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)

2019

3. When a Nudge Backfires:Using Observation with Social and Economic Incentives to Promote Pro-Social Behavior
   Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham View citations (2)
   Also in PPE Working Papers, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2018) View citations (2)

2016

4. Inflated Reputations Uncertainty, Leniency & Moral Wiggle Room in Trader Feedback Systems
   VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
   Also in Cologne Graduate School Working Paper Series, Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and Social Sciences (2016)

2015

5. Conflict resolution vs. conflict escalation in online markets
   Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales

2013

6. How managerial wage transparency may reduce shareholder returns Evidence from an experiment
   VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association

2012

7. Are efficiency wages equality wages? Exogenously induced fairness norms in working environments
   Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2011

8. Does Laboratory Trading Mirror Behavior in Real World Markets? Fair Bargaining and Competitive Bidding on EBay
   Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Does laboratory trading mirror behavior in real world markets? Fair bargaining and competitive bidding on eBay, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (11) (2014)
9. Engineering Trust - Reciprocity in the Production of Reputation Information
   Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics View citations (6)
   Also in Discussion Papers, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales (2009) View citations (14)
   See also Journal Article Engineering Trust: Reciprocity in the Production of Reputation Information, Management Science, INFORMS (2013) View citations (122) (2013)

2010

10. A comparative model of bargaining: theory and evidence
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article A Comparative Model of Bargaining: Theory and Evidence, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1991) View citations (369) (1991)
11. Anonymity versus punishments in ultimatum bargaining
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Anonymity versus Punishment in Ultimatum Bargaining, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (1995) View citations (204) (1995)

2008

12. How Social Reputation Networks Interact with Competition in Anonymous Online Trading: An Experimental Study
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics (2007) View citations (5)
13. Information Value and Externalities in Reputation Building - An Experimental Study
    Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics View citations (2)
14. Managers and Students as Newsvendors - How Out-of-Task Experience Matters
    Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics View citations (7)
15. Risk Taking and Social Comparison - A Comment on “Betrayal Aversion: Evidence from Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Statesâ€
    Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics View citations (5)
16. The Limits of Trust in Economic Transactions - Investigations of Perfect Reputation Systems
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics (2007)

2007

17. How do coalitions get built - Evidence from an extensive form coalition game with renegotiation & externalities
    Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics

2005

18. The Influence of Information Externalities on the Value of Reputation Building - An Experiment
    Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics View citations (5)

2004

19. The Behavioral Tradeoff between Efficiency and Equity when a Majority Rules
    Papers on Strategic Interaction, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group View citations (1)
20. Trust among Internet Traders: A Behavioral Economics Approach
    Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics View citations (12)

2003

21. How Effective are Electronic Reputation Mechanisms? An Experimental Investigation
    Working Paper Series in Economics, University of Cologne, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article How Effective Are Electronic Reputation Mechanisms? An Experimental Investigation, Management Science, INFORMS (2004) View citations (219) (2004)

2002

22. A stress test of fairness measures in models of social utility
    Papers on Strategic Interaction, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article A stress test of fairness measures in models of social utility, Economic Theory, Springer (2005) View citations (33) (2005)
23. Bridging the Trust Gap in Electronic Markets
    Papers on Strategic Interaction, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group View citations (4)
24. How Effective are Online Reputation Mechanisms?
    Papers on Strategic Interaction, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group View citations (24)

2000

25. Fair Procedures. Evidence from Games Involving Lotteries
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Fair Procedures: Evidence from Games Involving Lotteries, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2005) View citations (270) (2005)

1998

26. Strategy and Equity: An ERC Analysis of the Guth-van Damme Game
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (53)

1997

27. A Theory of Equity, Reciprocity, and Competition
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (83)
28. Measuring Motivations for the Reciprocal Responses Observed in a Simple Dilemma Game
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Measuring Motivations for the Reciprocal Responses Observed in a Simple Dilemma Game, Experimental Economics, Springer (1998) View citations (86) (1998)

1996

29. A Simple Test of Explanations for Contributions in Social Dilemmas
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) View citations (5)

1995

30. An Experimental Test of the Crowding Out Hypothesis: The Nature of Beneficient Behavior
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article An experimental test of the crowding out hypothesis: The nature of beneficent behavior, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (1998) View citations (76) (1998)

1983

31. The British Commonwealth and the Occupation of Japan
    STICERD - International Studies Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE

Undated

32. Self-centered fairness in games with more than tow players
    Papers on Strategic Interaction, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Self-centered Fairness in Games with More Than Two Players, Handbook of Experimental Economics Results, Elsevier (2008) View citations (5) (2008)
33. Testing Theories of Other-regarding Behavior
    Papers on Strategic Interaction, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group

Journal Articles

2020

1. Norm Enforcement in Markets: Group Identity and the Volunteering of Feedback
   The Economic Journal, 2020, 130, (629), 1248-1261 View citations (3)

2019

2. Inflated Reputations: Uncertainty, Leniency, and Moral Wiggle Room in Trader Feedback Systems
   Management Science, 2019, 65, (11), 5371-5391 View citations (14)

2018

3. Dispute Resolution or Escalation? The Strategic Gaming of Feedback Withdrawal Options in Online Markets
   Management Science, 2018, 64, (9), 4009-4031 View citations (7)

2016

4. Leveraging social relationships and transparency in the insider game
   Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2016, 2, (2), 127-143 View citations (3)
5. On the influence of hard leverage in a soft leverage bargaining game: The importance of credible claims
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2016, 99, (C), 164-179 View citations (26)
6. Social Interaction Promotes Risk Taking in a Stag Hunt Game
   German Economic Review, 2016, 17, (3), 409-423 View citations (10)
   Also in German Economic Review, 2016, 17, (3), 409-423 (2016) View citations (9)
7. The influence of potential on wages and effort
   Experimental Economics, 2016, 19, (3), 535-561 View citations (10)

2015

8. Social responsibility promotes conservative risk behavior
   European Economic Review, 2015, 74, (C), 109-127 View citations (51)

2014

9. Does laboratory trading mirror behavior in real world markets? Fair bargaining and competitive bidding on eBay
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 97, (C), 143-154 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Does Laboratory Trading Mirror Behavior in Real World Markets? Fair Bargaining and Competitive Bidding on EBay, Working Paper Series in Economics (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
10. How Werner Güth's ultimatum game shaped our understanding of social behavior
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 108, (C), 292-318 View citations (18)

2013

11. Engineering Trust: Reciprocity in the Production of Reputation Information
    Management Science, 2013, 59, (2), 265-285 View citations (122)
    See also Working Paper Engineering Trust - Reciprocity in the Production of Reputation Information, Working Paper Series in Economics (2011) View citations (6) (2011)

2012

12. Behavioral economic engineering
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (3), 665-676 View citations (22)
13. How do coalitions get built? Evidence from an extensive form coalition game with and without communication
    International Journal of Game Theory, 2012, 41, (3), 623-649 View citations (4)
14. Managers and Students as Newsvendors
    Management Science, 2012, 58, (12), 2225-2233 View citations (74)

2011

15. Information value and externalities in reputation building
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2011, 29, (1), 23-33 View citations (13)

2010

16. Betrayal Aversion: Evidence from Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States: Comment
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (1), 628-33 View citations (112)
17. Testing models and internalizing context: A comment on "Theory and Experiment: What are the questions?"
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 73, (1), 16-20 View citations (1)

2009

18. Testing and Modeling Fairness Motives
    Rationality, Markets and Morals, 2009, (13)

2008

19. Estimating the Influence of Fairness on Bargaining Behavior
    Management Science, 2008, 54, (10), 1774-1791 View citations (46)

2006

20. Inequality Aversion, Efficiency, and Maximin Preferences in Simple Distribution Experiments: Comment
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (5), 1906-1911 View citations (80)

2005

21. A stress test of fairness measures in models of social utility
    Economic Theory, 2005, 25, (4), 957-982 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper A stress test of fairness measures in models of social utility, Papers on Strategic Interaction (2002) View citations (3) (2002)
22. Cooperation among strangers with limited information about reputation
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (8), 1457-1468 View citations (135)
23. Fair Procedures: Evidence from Games Involving Lotteries
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (506), 1054-1076 View citations (270)
    See also Working Paper Fair Procedures. Evidence from Games Involving Lotteries, UFAE and IAE Working Papers (2000) View citations (19) (2000)

2004

24. How Effective Are Electronic Reputation Mechanisms? An Experimental Investigation
    Management Science, 2004, 50, (11), 1587-1602 View citations (219)
    See also Working Paper How Effective are Electronic Reputation Mechanisms? An Experimental Investigation, Working Paper Series in Economics (2003) View citations (6) (2003)

2003

25. Bayes Factors with an Application to Experimental Economics
    Experimental Economics, 2003, 6, (3), 311-325 View citations (3)
26. How Communication Links Influence Coalition Bargaining: A Laboratory Investigation
    Management Science, 2003, 49, (5), 583-598 View citations (43)
    See also Chapter How Communication Links Influence Coalition Bargaining: A Laboratory Investigation, World Scientific Book Chapters, 2013, 113-128 (2013) (2013)

2002

27. Game theory's role in role-playing
    International Journal of Forecasting, 2002, 18, (3), 353-358 View citations (6)

2001

28. Adaptive Learning versus Punishment in Ultimatum Bargaining
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2001, 37, (1), 1-25 View citations (30)

2000

29. ERC: A Theory of Equity, Reciprocity, and Competition
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (1), 166-193 View citations (3032)
30. How strategy sensitive are contributions?
    Economic Theory, 2000, 15, (2), 367-387 View citations (32)

1998

31. An experimental test of the crowding out hypothesis: The nature of beneficent behavior
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1998, 37, (3), 315-331 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper An Experimental Test of the Crowding Out Hypothesis: The Nature of Beneficient Behavior, UFAE and IAE Working Papers (1995) View citations (3) (1995)
32. Bargaining and Dilemma Games: From Laboratory Data Towards Theoretical Synthesis
    Experimental Economics, 1998, 1, (3), 257-281 View citations (13)
33. Dictator game giving: Rules of fairness versus acts of kindness
    International Journal of Game Theory, 1998, 27, (2), 269-299 View citations (222)
34. Measuring Motivations for the Reciprocal Responses Observed in a Simple Dilemma Game
    Experimental Economics, 1998, 1, (3), 207-219 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Measuring Motivations for the Reciprocal Responses Observed in a Simple Dilemma Game, UFAE and IAE Working Papers (1997) View citations (15) (1997)
35. Reinterpreting Arbitration's Narcotic Effect: An Experimental Study of Learning in Repeated Bargaining
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1998, 25, (1), 1-33 View citations (24)

1997

36. Analyzing Ultimatum Bargaining: A Bayesian Approach to the Comparison of Two Potency Curves under Shape Constraints
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1997, 15, (3), 335-44 View citations (7)
37. The rationality of splitting equally
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1997, 32, (3), 365-381 View citations (22)

1995

38. An experimental test for gender differences in beneficent behavior
    Economics Letters, 1995, 48, (3-4), 287-292 View citations (153)
39. Anonymity versus Punishment in Ultimatum Bargaining
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1995, 10, (1), 95-121 View citations (204)
    See also Working Paper Anonymity versus punishments in ultimatum bargaining, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2010) View citations (12) (2010)

1991

40. A Comparative Model of Bargaining: Theory and Evidence
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (5), 1096-136 View citations (369)
    See also Working Paper A comparative model of bargaining: theory and evidence, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2010) View citations (33) (2010)

Edited books

2012

1. The Oxford Handbook of Economic Conflict Resolution
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (32)

Chapters

2013

1. How Communication Links Influence Coalition Bargaining: A Laboratory Investigation
   Chapter 6 in Bargaining in the Shadow of the Market Selected Papers on Bilateral and Multilateral Bargaining, 2013, pp 113-128
   See also Journal Article How Communication Links Influence Coalition Bargaining: A Laboratory Investigation, INFORMS (2003) View citations (43) (2003)

2008

2. Self-centered Fairness in Games with More Than Two Players
   Elsevier View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Self-centered fairness in games with more than tow players, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Strategic Interaction Group View citations (3)
3. Testing Theories of Other-regarding Behavior: A Sequence of Four Laboratory Studies
   Elsevier View citations (4)