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作者:Makowsky, Michael D.; Stratmann, Thomas
作者单位:University System of Maryland; Towson University; George Mason University
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作者:MacCini, Sharon; Yang, Dean
作者单位:University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
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作者:Landier, Augustin; Sraer, David; Thesmar, David
作者单位:New York University; University of California System; University of California Berkeley; Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris
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作者:Miller, Nathan H.
作者单位:University of California System; University of California Berkeley
摘要:The cornerstone of cartel enforcement in the United States and elsewhere is a commitment to the lenient prosecution of early confessors. A burgeoning game-theoretical literature is ambiguous regarding the impacts of leniency. I develop a theoretical model of cartel behavior that provides empirical predictions and moment conditions, and apply the model to the complete set of indictments and information reports issued over a 20-year span. Statistical tests are consistent with the notion that len...
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作者:Breneman, David W.
作者单位:University of Virginia
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作者:Clark, Robert L.
作者单位:North Carolina State University
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作者:Raphael, Steven; Smolensky, Eugene
作者单位:University of California System; University of California Berkeley
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作者:Angrist, Joshua; Lavy, Victor
作者单位:Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); National Bureau of Economic Research; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; University of London
摘要:The Israeli matriculation certificate is a prerequisite for most postsecondary schooling. In a randomized trial, we attempted to increase certification rates among low-achievers with cash incentives. The experiment used a school-based randomization design offering awards to all who passed their exams in treated schools. This led to a substantial increase in certification rates for girls but had no effect on boys. Affected girls had a relatively high ex ante chance of certification. The increas...
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作者:Aguiar, Mark; Amador, Manuel; Gopinath, Gita
作者单位:University of Rochester; Stanford University; Harvard University
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作者:Bolton, Patrick; Santos, Tano; Scheinkman, Jose A.
作者单位:Columbia University; National Bureau of Economic Research; Columbia University; Princeton University