Loukas Balafoutas

University of Innsbruck

Universitätsstraße 15

Innsbruck, Innsbruck 6020

Austria

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Scholarly Papers (19)

1.

Gender, Competition and the Efficiency of Policy Interventions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4955
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Loukas Balafoutas and Matthias Sutter
University of Innsbruck and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Downloads 284 (184,515)
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competition, gender gap, experiment, affirmative action, teamwork, coordination

What Drives Taxi Drivers? A Field Experiment on Fraud in a Market for Credence Goods

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5700
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 17 May 2011
University of Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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credence goods, expert services, natural field experiment, taxi rides, fraud, asymmetric information

What Drives Taxi Drivers? A Field Experiment on Fraud in a Market for Credence Goods

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3461
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 May 2011
University of Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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credence goods, expert services, natural field experiment, taxi rides, fraud, asymmetric information

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Gender-Inclusive Language and Economic Decision-Making

Number of pages: 101 Posted: 19 Apr 2023
Loukas Balafoutas, Helena Fornwagner, Emily Hauser and Oliver Hauser
University of Innsbruck, University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics, University of Exeter and University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics
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Gender-inclusive language; gender equality; economic behavior; experiment

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Predictably Competitive? What Faces Can Tell Us About Competitive Behavior

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 24 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2023
Loukas Balafoutas, Helena Fornwagner and Brit Grosskopf
University of Innsbruck, University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics and University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics
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competition, attractiveness, physical appearance, experiment

Security of Property as a Public Good: Institutions, Socio-Political Environment and Experimental Behavior in Five Countries

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4003
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 27 Nov 2012
Bank of Mexico - Economic Research Department, Brown University - Department of Economics, Seoul National University - Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Innsbruck, Middlesex University - Economics Department and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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property rights, theft, efficiency, experiment, socio-political factors

Security of Property as a Public Good: Institutions, Socio-Political Environment and Experimental Behavior in Five Countries

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Nov 2012
Bank of Mexico - Economic Research Department, Brown University - Department of Economics, Seoul National University - Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Innsbruck, Middlesex University - Economics Department and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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Property Rights, Theft, Efficiency, Experiment, Socio-Political Factors

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Equality, Equity and Incentives: An Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5204
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 04 Oct 2010
University of Innsbruck, University of Vienna, Brown University - Department of Economics and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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equality, efficiency, voluntary contribution mechanism, incentives, experiment

Equality, Equity and Incentives: An Experiment

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 18 Sep 2010
University of Innsbruck, University of Vienna, Brown University - Department of Economics and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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equality, efficiency, voluntary contribution mechanism, incentives, experiment

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Incentives for Dishonesty: An Experimental Study with Internal Auditors

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Oct 2017
University of Innsbruck, Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), University of Duisburg-Essen, Mercator School of Management and University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics
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dishonesty, incentives, sabotage, internal audit, experiment

Diagnostic Uncertainty and Insurance Coverage in Credence Goods Markets

MPI Collective Goods Discussion Paper, No. 2023/12 (This paper replaces MPI Discussion Paper No. 2020/6)
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 11 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2023
University of Innsbruck, University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics, University of Innsbruck, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Credence goods, diagnostic uncertainty, insurance coverage, social preferences

Diagnostic Uncertainty and Insurance Coverage in Credence Goods Markets

CESifo Working Paper No. 8681
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 17 Nov 2020
University of Innsbruck, University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics, University of Innsbruck and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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credence goods, diagnostic uncertainty, insurance coverage, welfare, model, experiment

Diagnostic Uncertainty and Insurance Coverage in Credence Goods Markets

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13848
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 16 Nov 2020
University of Innsbruck, University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics, University of Innsbruck, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods and Department of Public Finance, University of Innsbruck
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credence goods, diagnostic uncertainty, insurance coverage, welfare, model, experiment

How Uncertainty and Ambiguity in Tournaments Affect Gender Differences in Competitive Behavior

MPI Collective Goods Preprint, No. 2017/18
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 Sep 2017
Loukas Balafoutas, Brent Davis and Matthias Sutter
University of Innsbruck, TIAA Institute and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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Gender, competition, uncertainty, ambiguity, experiment

How Uncertainty and Ambiguity in Tournaments Affect Gender Differences in Competitive Behavior

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12348
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Jun 2019
Loukas Balafoutas and Matthias Sutter
University of Innsbruck and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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gender, competition, uncertainty, ambiguity, experiment

Second-Degree Moral Hazard in a Real-World Credence Goods Market

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4458
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Nov 2013
Loukas Balafoutas, Rudolf Kerschbamer and Matthias Sutter
University of Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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natural field experiment, credence goods, asymmetric information, moral hazard, overcharging, overtreatment, taxi

Second-Degree Moral Hazard in a Real-World Credence Goods Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7714
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Jan 2014
Loukas Balafoutas, Rudolf Kerschbamer and Matthias Sutter
University of Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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natural field experiment, credence goods, asymmetric information, moral hazard, overcharging, overtreatment, taxi

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The Hidden Costs of Tax Evasion: Collaborative Tax Evasion in Markets for Expert Services

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9085
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Jun 2015
University of Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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tax evasion, expert services, credence goods, fraud, experiment

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Third-Party Punishment and Counter-Punishment in One-Shot Interactions

Economics Letters, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 24 Dec 2013
University of Innsbruck, Max-Planck-Institute for Research on Collective Goods and New York University (NYU) - New York University, Abu Dhabi
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third-party punishment, counter-punishment, norm enforcement, one-shot games

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Sabotage in Tournaments: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6316
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Feb 2012
Loukas Balafoutas, Florian Lindner and Matthias Sutter
University of Innsbruck, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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tournaments, sabotage, Judo, natural experiment

Conflict in the Pool: A Field Experiment

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Aug 2021
Loukas Balafoutas, Marco Faravelli and Roman M. Sheremeta
University of Innsbruck, The University of Queensland and Case Western Reserve University
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conflict; conflict resolution; field experiment.

Conflict in the Pool: A Field Experiment

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Jul 2022
Marco Faravelli, Loukas Balafoutas and Roman M. Sheremeta
The University of Queensland, University of Innsbruck and Case Western Reserve University
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conflict, valuations, scarcity, field experiment.

Competitiveness of Entrepreneurs and Salaried Workers

MPI Collective Goods Discussion Paper, No. 2021/7
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Mar 2021
Loukas Balafoutas, Mongoljin Batsaikhan and Matthias Sutter
University of Innsbruck, Middlesex University - Economics Department and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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Competitiveness, Entrepreneurs, Salaried Workers, Profits, Field Behavior, Experiment

Competitiveness of Entrepreneurs and Salaried Workers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14169
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 15 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Loukas Balafoutas, Mongoljin Batsaikhan and Matthias Sutter
University of Innsbruck, Middlesex University - Economics Department and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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profits, competitiveness, entrepreneurs, salaried workers, field behavior, experiment

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Trust and Communication in a Property Rights Dilemma

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 16 Jul 2016
Seoul National University - Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Innsbruck, Middlesex University - Economics Department, Bank of Mexico - Economic Research Department, Brown University - Department of Economics and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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property rights, theft, efficiency, experiment, communication

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Strive to Be First or Avoid Being Last: An Experiment on Relative Performance Incentives

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9330
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Sep 2015
Ohio UniversityOhio University, University of Innsbruck, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Florida State University and Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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tournament, winner, loser, contract, experiment, learning

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Serving Consumers in an Uncertain World: A Credence Goods Experiment

MPI Collective Goods Discussion Paper, No. 2023/11
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 05 Oct 2023
University of Innsbruck, University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics, University of Innsbruck, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods and Department of Public Finance, University of Innsbruck
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Credence goods, diagnostic uncertainty, insurance coverage, social preferences

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Artificial Intelligence and Debiasing in Hiring: Impact on Applicant Quality and Gender Diversity

Number of pages: 70
Edmond Awad, Loukas Balafoutas, Li Chen, Edwin Ip and Joe Vecci
University of Exeter Business School - Department of Economics, University of Innsbruck, University of Gothenburg, University of Exeter and Gothenburg University
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Artificial Intelligence, bias, hiring, gender, competitiveness