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1.

Doing Good or Doing Well? Image Motivation and Monetary Incentives in Behaving Prosocially

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Citation 44

Doing Good or Doing Well? Image Motivation and Monetary Incentives in Behaving Prosocially

American Economic Review, Vol. 99, No. 1, pp. 544-555, 2009
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 31 Oct 2011
Dan Ariely, Anat Bracha and Stephan Meier
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 3,147 (2,422)
Citation 44

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Doing Good or Doing Well? Image Motivation and Monetary Incentives in Behaving Prosocially

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2968, FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 07-9
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 29 Aug 2007
Dan Ariely, Anat Bracha and Stephan Meier
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 1,743 (6,817)
Citation 44

Abstract:

prosocial behavior, extrinsic incentives, image motivation, experiments

2.

A Survey of Economic Theories and Field Evidence on Pro-Social Behavior

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 06-6
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Jul 2006
Stephan Meier
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Citation 18

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3.

Is Volunteering Rewarding in Itself?

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Citation 19

Is Volunteering Rewarding in Itself?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1045; Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 180
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Mar 2004
Stephan Meier and Alois Stutzer
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics
Downloads 702 (27,964)
Citation 19

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happiness, pro-social behavior, subjective well-being, volunteering

Is Volunteering Rewarding in Itself?

Economica, Vol. 75, Issue 297, pp. 39-59, February 2008
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 29 Dec 2007
Stephan Meier and Alois Stutzer
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics
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Citation 19

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4.

The Economics of Museums

Institute for Empirical Economic Research Working Paper No. 149
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Jan 2004
Bruno S. Frey and Stephan Meier
CREMA and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 539 (31,582)
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Financial Literacy and Subprime Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence from a Survey Matched to Administrative Data

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Working Paper Series No. 2010-10
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 06 May 2010
Kristopher Gerardi, Lorenz Goette and Stephan Meier
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, University of Lausanne and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 532 (24,403)
Citation 23

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subprime mortgage, delinquency, default, financial literacy, cognitive ability, survey

6.

Present-Biased Preferences and Credit Card Borrowing

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Citation 26

Present-Biased Preferences and Credit Card Borrowing

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4198
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 01 Jun 2009
Stephan Meier and Charles Sprenger
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Downloads 309 (78,700)
Citation 26

Abstract:

time preferences, dynamic inconsistency, credit card borrowing, field experiment

Present-Biased Preferences and Credit Card Borrowing

American Economic Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 193-210, 2010
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 31 Oct 2011
Stephan Meier and Charles Sprenger
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Downloads 140 (171,328)
Citation 26

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7.

Selection into Financial Literacy Programs: Evidence from a Field Study

FRB of Boston Public Policy Discussion Paper No. 07-5
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Dec 2007
Stephan Meier and Charles Sprenger
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Downloads 382 (52,876)
Citation 5

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selection, credit scores, financial literacy, time preferences, field experiment

8.

Museums Between Private and Public the Case of the Beyeler Museum in Basle

Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 116
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 30 Dec 2003
Bruno S. Frey and Stephan Meier
CREMA and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 351 (51,157)
Citation 2

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Museums, special exhibitions, state support, cultural economics

9.

Pro-Social Behavior, Reciprocity or Both?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 750; Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 107
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 13 Mar 2002
Bruno S. Frey and Stephan Meier
CREMA and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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Citation 16

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Public Goods, Pro-social behavior, Reciprocity, Donation

10.

Impatience and Credit Behavior: Evidence from a Field Experiment

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 07-3
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 25 Apr 2007
Stephan Meier and Charles Sprenger
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Downloads 309 (64,630)
Citation 13

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time preferences, credit behavior, credit scores, delinquencies, field experiment

11.

The Impact of Group Membership on Cooperation and Norm Enforcement: Evidence using Random Assignment to Real Social Groups

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2020, FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 06-7
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Mar 2006
Lorenz Goette, David Huffman and Stephan Meier
University of Lausanne, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 226 (32,735)
Citation 45

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organizations, in-group favoritism, social identity, punishment

12.

Matching Donations: Subsidizing Charitable Giving in a Field Experiment

Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 181
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 May 2004
Stephan Meier and Bruno S. Frey
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and CREMA
Downloads 222 (98,655)
Citation 1

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Public Goods, Field Experiment, Matching Mechanism, Donations

13.

Discounting Financial Literacy: Time Preferences and Participation in Financial Education Programs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3507
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Jun 2008
Stephan Meier and Charles Sprenger
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Downloads 213 (109,790)
Citation 9

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financial literacy, time preferences, selection, field experiment

14.

Two Concerns about Rational Choice: Indoctrination and Imperialism

Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 104
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 25 Feb 2002
Bruno S. Frey and Stephan Meier
CREMA and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 205 (110,269)

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Rational Choice, Public Goods, Giving Behavior, Education, Behavioral Economics

15.

Deciding to Distrust

KSG Working Paper No. RWP05-049, FRB Boston Working Paper No. 05-4
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 09 Feb 2006
Iris Bohnet and Stephan Meier
Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 203 (107,899)
Citation 1

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Trust, reciprocity, framing, experiments, Economics - Microeconomics, Leadership/Conflict Management

16.

Political Economists are Neither Selfish nor Indoctrinated

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 490; IEER Working Paper No. 69
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 22 Feb 2001
Bruno S. Frey and Stephan Meier
CREMA and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 182 (130,231)
Citation 11

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Economists, Public Good, Giving Behaviour, Education, Selection

17.

Selfish and Indoctrinated Economists?

Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 103
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 05 Feb 2003
Bruno S. Frey and Stephan Meier
CREMA and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 165 (134,890)
Citation 17

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Economists, Public Good, Giving Behaviour, Education, Selection

18.

Under-Savers Anonymous: Evidence on Self-Help Groups and Peer Pressure as a Savings Commitment Device

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Citation 5

Under-Savers Anonymous: Evidence on Self-Help Groups and Peer Pressure as a Savings Commitment Device

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6311
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 12 Feb 2012
Felipe Kast, Stephan Meier and Dina Pomeranz
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Harvard Business School
Downloads 145 (166,501)
Citation 5

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savings, commitment device, peer pressure, field experiment

Under-Savers Anonymous: Evidence on Self-Help Groups and Peer Pressure as a Savings Commitment Device

NBER Working Paper No. w18417
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Oct 2012
Felipe Kast, Stephan Meier and Dina Pomeranz
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Harvard Business School
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Do People Behave in Experiments as in the Field? - Evidence from Donations

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Citation 29

Do People Behave in Experiments as in the Field? - Evidence from Donations

Institute for Empirical Research in Economics Working Paper No. 248
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 19 Jul 2005
Matthias Benz and Stephan Meier
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 151 (160,763)
Citation 29

Abstract:

Experiments, external validity, methodology, charitable giving

Do People Behave in Experiments as in the Field? Evidence from Donations

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 06-8
Posted: 14 Jul 2006
Matthias Benz and Stephan Meier
University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Abstract:

Experiments, external validity, methodology, charitable giving

20.

Stability of Time Preferences

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4756
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 22 Feb 2010
Stephan Meier and Charles Sprenger
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 130 (148,694)
Citation 7

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experimental economics, time preferences, preference stability

21.

Another Hidden Cost of Incentives: The Detrimental Effect on Norm Enforcement

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Citation 6

Another Hidden Cost of Incentives: The Detrimental Effect on Norm Enforcement

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 09-2
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 06 Mar 2009
Andreas Fuster and Stephan Meier
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 129 (183,054)
Citation 6

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public goods, experimental economics, norm enforcement, hidden costs of incentives

Another Hidden Cost of Incentives: The Detrimental Effect on Norm Enforcement

Management Science, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 57-70, 2010
Posted: 31 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 01 Nov 2011
Andreas Fuster and Stephan Meier
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

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public goods, prosocial behavior, norm enforcement, hidden cost of incentives, experimental economics

22.

Bureaucratic Rents and Life Satisfaction

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Citation 1

Bureaucratic Rents and Life Satisfaction

IZA Discussion Paper No. 1964, IEW Working Paper No. 269
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 08 Feb 2006
Simon Luechinger, Stephan Meier and Alois Stutzer
University of Lucerne, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics
Downloads 129 (183,054)
Citation 1

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public sector, rents, life satisfaction, corruption, judicial independence

Bureaucratic Rents and Life Satisfaction

Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Vol. 24, Issue 2, pp. 476-488, 2008
Posted: 16 Sep 2008
Simon Luechinger, Stephan Meier and Alois Stutzer
University of Lucerne, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics

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23.

Did We Overestimate the Role of Social Preferences? The Case of Self-Selected Student Samples

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Citation 11

Did We Overestimate the Role of Social Preferences? The Case of Self-Selected Student Samples

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3177
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 24 Sep 2010
Armin Falk, Stephan Meier and Christian Zehnder
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Lausanne
Downloads 88 (241,378)
Citation 11

Abstract:

methodology, selection, experiments, prosocial behavior

Did We Overestimate the Role of Social Preferences? The Case of Self-Selected Student Samples

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5475
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Feb 2011
Armin Falk, Stephan Meier and Christian Zehnder
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Lausanne
Downloads 21 (450,572)
Citation 11

Abstract:

methodology, selection, experiments, prosocial behavior

Did We Overestimate the Role of Social Preferences? The Case of Self-Selected Student Samples

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8019
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Nov 2010
Armin Falk, Stephan Meier and Christian Zehnder
IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Lausanne
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Citation 11

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experiments, methodology, prosocial behavior, selection

24.

The Impact of Social Ties on Group Interactions: Evidence from Minimal Groups and Randomly Assigned Real Groups

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 2012, 4(1): 101–115, Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 12/27,
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 May 2012
Lorenz Goette, David Huffman and Stephan Meier
University of Lausanne, IZA Institute of Labor Economics and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 113 (188,129)
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25.

Do Business Students Make Good Citizens?

Zurich IEER Working Paper No. 148
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Aug 2003
Stephan Meier and Bruno S. Frey
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and CREMA
Downloads 90 (227,900)
Citation 5

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26.

Do Subsidies Increase Charitable Giving in the Long Run? Matching Donations in a Field Experiment

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 06-18
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 06 Feb 2007
Stephan Meier
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 71 (257,885)
Citation 17

Abstract:

public goods, field experiment, matching mechanism, charitable giving

27.

Competition Between Organizational Groups: Its Impact on Altruistic and Anti-Social Motivations

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Dec 2011
Lorenz Goette, David Huffman, Stephan Meier and Matthias Sutter
University of Lausanne, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Innsbruck
Downloads 68 (257,885)
Citation 2

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Group decisions, cooperation, punishment, experiment, Army

28.

Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and Private Sectors

FRB of Boston Public Policy Discussion Paper No. 08-1 SOEPPaper No. 106
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Apr 2008
Simon Luechinger, Stephan Meier and Alois Stutzer
University of Lucerne, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics
Downloads 64 (268,172)
Citation 8

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unemployment, life satisfaction, job security, public sector

29.

Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and the Private Sector

IZA Working Paper No. 3385
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 23 May 2008
Simon Luechinger, Stephan Meier and Alois Stutzer
University of Lucerne, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics
Downloads 53 (295,269)
Citation 8

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unemployment, life satisfaction, job security, public sector

30.

Group Membership, Competition, and Altruistic Versus Antisocial Punishment: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Army Groups

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5189
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 27 Sep 2010
Lorenz Goette, David Huffman, Stephan Meier and Matthias Sutter
University of Lausanne, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of Innsbruck
Downloads 46 (248,478)
Citation 1

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group membership, competition, punishment, army, experiment

31.

Field Experiments in Strategy Research

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8705
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 30 Dec 2014
Aaron Chatterji, Michael Findley, Nathan M. Jensen, Stephan Meier and Daniel L. Nielson
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Brigham Young University - Department of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Brigham Young University
Downloads 38 (270,288)

Abstract:

field experiments, research methods, culture, liability of foreignness, foreign direct investment, strategy research, corporate culture

32.

Reviews - Besprechungen - Comptes Rendus

Kyklos, Vol. 55, pp. 421-461, 2002
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Jul 2003
Hansjörg Klausinger, Calvin Blackwell, Sergio Rossi, Stephan Meier, Bruno S. Frey, Laszlo Csaba, Gert-Jan Hospers, Nils Goldschmidt, Pieter Vanhuysse, Patra Chakshuvej, Debashis Acharya, Roland Eisen, Pravakar Sahoo, Magdalena Margreiter, Hendrik P. van Dalen, Albrecht Rothacher, Margit Schratzenstaller and Rajib Kumar Sahoo
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, College of Charleston - School of Business, University of Fribourg - Faculty of Economics and Social Science, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, CREMA, Central European University - IRES Department, University of Twente, Walter Eucken Institut, University of Haifa, Independent, Panjab University - Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Delhi - Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), University of Innsbruck - Department of Public Finance, Tilburg University, Center and Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, European Commission, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen and Canara Bank
Downloads 24 (420,665)

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33.

Incentives and Group Identity

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6815
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 06 Oct 2012
Paolo Masella, Stephan Meier and Philipp Zahn
University of Sussex, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and University of St. Gallen
Downloads 21 (397,356)

Abstract:

crowding out, motivation, incentives, social preferences, social identity, trust, experiment

34.

Trust and In-Group Favoritism in a Culture of Crime

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8169
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 24 May 2014
Stephan Meier, Lamar Pierce and Antonino Vaccaro
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Washington University, Saint Louis - John M. Olin School of Business and University of Navarra - IESE Business School
Downloads 18 (355,799)

Abstract:

organized crime, trust, in-group favoritism, Mafia

35.

Culture of Trust and Division of Labor

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8974
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 27 Apr 2015
Stephan Meier and Matthew Stephenson
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Columbia Business School - Management
Downloads 8 (359,170)

Abstract:

trust, division of labor, organizational structure

36.

Nudging Credit Scores in the Field: The Effect of Text Reminders on Creditworthiness in the United States

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 15-2
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Oct 2015
Anat Bracha and Stephan Meier
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Downloads 0 (380,912)

Abstract:

field experiment, credit score, creditworthiness, reminders, financial decisionmaking, low income

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