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Whose money is it anyway? Using prepaid incentives in experimental economics to create a natural environment

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  • Mosi Rosenboim
  • Tal Shavit
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  • Mosi Rosenboim & Tal Shavit, 2012. "Whose money is it anyway? Using prepaid incentives in experimental economics to create a natural environment," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 15(1), pages 145-157, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:expeco:v:15:y:2012:i:1:p:145-157
    DOI: 10.1007/s10683-011-9294-4
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    Keywords

    Second-price auction; Loss aversion; Trust game; Monetary incentive; Experiment; Financial decision making; Reward; C91; D03;
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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles

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