Michael Vlassopoulos

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Cheating in the Workplace: An Experimental Study of the Impact of Bonuses and Productivity

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Cheating in the Workplace: An Experimental Study of the Impact of Bonuses and Productivity

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 17 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2013
David Gill, Victoria L. Prowse and Michael Vlassopoulos
Purdue University, Department of Economics, Purdue University - Department of Economics and University of Southampton
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Bonus, compensation, cheating, dishonesty, lying, employee crime, productivity, slider task, real effort, experiment

Cheating in the Workplace: An Experimental Study of the Impact of Bonuses and Productivity

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6725
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 Jul 2012
David Gill, Victoria L. Prowse and Michael Vlassopoulos
Purdue University, Department of Economics, Purdue University - Department of Economics and University of Southampton
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bonus, compensation, cheating, dishonesty, lying, employee crime, productivity, slider task, real effort, experiment

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Corporate Philanthropy and Productivity: Evidence from an Online Real Effort Experiment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4778
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 May 2014
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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financial incentives, social incentives, prosocial behavior; real effort experiment, corporate philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, gender

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Racial Discrimination in Local Public Services: A Field Experiment in the US

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Racial Discrimination in Local Public Services: A Field Experiment in the US

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5537
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 28 Oct 2015
Corrado Giulietti, Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Department of Economics, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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discrimination, public services provision, school districts, libraries, sheriffs, field experiment, correspondence study

Racial Discrimination in Local Public Services: A Field Experiment in the US

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9290
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Sep 2015
Corrado Giulietti, Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Department of Economics, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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discrimination, public services provision, school districts, libraries, sheriffs, field experiment, correspondence study

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Social Incentives Matter: Evidence from an Online Real Effort Experiment

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Social Incentives Matter: Evidence from an Online Real Effort Experiment

FEEM Working Paper No. 5.2013
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 Feb 2013
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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private incentives, social incentives, sorting, prosocial behavior, real effort experiment, corporate social responsibility, gender

Social Incentives Matter: Evidence from an Online Real Effort Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6716
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Jul 2012
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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private incentives, social incentives, sorting, prosocial behavior, real effort experiment, corporate social responsibility, gender

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Referral Incentives in Crowdfunding

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7995
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 01 Mar 2014
Victor Naroditskiy, Sebastian Stein, Mirco Tonin, Long Tran-Thanh, Michael Vlassopoulos and Nicholas Jennings
University of Southampton, University of Southampton, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, University of Southampton, University of Southampton and University of Southampton
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crowdfunding, referral marketing

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Peer Pressure and Productivity: The Role of Observing and Being Observed

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Peer Pressure and Productivity: The Role of Observing and Being Observed

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4572
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 Feb 2014
Sotiris Georganas, Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
University of London - Royal Holloway College, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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peer effects, piece rate, team incentives, real-effort experiment

Peer Pressure and Productivity: The Role of Observing and Being Observed

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7523
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Aug 2013
Sotiris Georganas, Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
University of London - Royal Holloway College, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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peer effects, piece rate, team incentives, real-effort experiment

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Disentangling the Sources of Pro-Social Behavior in the Workplace: A Field Experiment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2757
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Aug 2009
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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pro-social behavior, field experiment, effort, charitable donations

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'Now that You Mention It': A Survey Experiment on Information, Salience and Online Privacy

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5756
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 15 Mar 2016
Helia Marreiros, Mirco Tonin, Michael Vlassopoulos and m.c. schraefel
University of Southampton, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, University of Southampton and University of Southampton
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survey experiment, information economics, privacy policies, salience, self-disclosure

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When the Market Drives You Crazy: Stock Market Returns and Fatal Car Accidents

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When the Market Drives You Crazy: Stock Market Returns and Fatal Car Accidents

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11720
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Aug 2018
Corrado Giulietti, Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Department of Economics, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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stock market, car accidents, emotions

When the Market Drives you Crazy: Stock Market Returns and Fatal Car Accidents

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7182
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 15 Oct 2018
Corrado Giulietti, Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Department of Economics, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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stock market, car accidents, emotions

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Paying for what kind of Performance? Performance Pay and Multitasking in Mission-Oriented Jobs

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Paying for what kind of Performance? Performance Pay and Multitasking in Mission-Oriented Jobs

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7156
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 25 Sep 2018
Daniel Jones, Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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prosocial motivation, performance pay, multitasking, sorting

Paying for What Kind of Performance? Performance Pay and Multitasking in Mission-Oriented Jobs

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11674
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Daniel Jones, Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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prosocial motivation, performance pay, multitasking, sorting

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Sharing One's Fortune? An Experimental Study on Earned Income and Giving

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Sharing One's Fortune? An Experimental Study on Earned Income and Giving

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4475
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 26 Nov 2013
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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charity, earnings, buck, effort, windfall

Sharing One's Fortune? An Experimental Study on Earned Income and Giving

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7294
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 30 Mar 2013
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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charity, earnings, luck, effort, windfall

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Are Public Sector Workers Different? Cross-European Evidence from Elderly Workers and Retirees

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Are Public Sector Workers Different? Cross-European Evidence from Elderly Workers and Retirees

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8238
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Jun 2014
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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public sector, public service motivation, risk aversion, trust, life satisfaction, volunteering

Are Public Sector Workers Different? Cross-European Evidence from Elderly Workers and Retirees

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5156
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Jan 2015
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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public sector, public service motivation, risk aversion, trust, life satisfaction, volunteering

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Do Social Incentives Matter? Evidence from an Online Real Effort Experiment

Review of Environment, Energy and Economics (Re3), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 01 Feb 2013
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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Private Incentives, Social Incentives, Sorting, Prosocial Behavior, Real Effort Experiment, Corporate Social Responsibility, Gender

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An Experimental Investigation of Intrinsic Motivations for Giving

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5461
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 07 Feb 2011
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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dictator game, warm glow, pure altruism, charitable giving, random lottery, incentive scheme

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Training Teachers for Diversity Awareness: Impact on School Attendance of Refugee Children

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14557
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 Jul 2021
Semih Tumen, Michael Vlassopoulos and Jackline Wahba
TED University, University of Southampton and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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Dynamic Incentive Effects of Team Formation: Experimental Evidence

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10393
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 05 Dec 2016
Thomas Gall, Xiaocheng Hu and Michael Vlassopoulos
University of Southampton - Division of Economics, University of Southampton and University of Southampton
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matching, team formation, performance, dynamic incentives

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'The Good News About Bad News': Feedback About Past Organizational Failure and Its Impact on Worker Productivity

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 01 Feb 2018
Sabrina Jeworrek, Vanessa Mertins and Michael Vlassopoulos
Halle Institute for Economic Research, University of Vechta and University of Southampton
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contextual inference, feedback, failure, field experiment, meaning of work

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Concern for Relative Standing and Deception

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8442
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 Sep 2014
Spyros Galanis and Michael Vlassopoulos
Durham University and University of Southampton
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deception, lying, sender-receiver game, concern for rank

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Experimental Evidence of Self-Image Concerns as Motivation for Giving

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6388
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 10 Mar 2012
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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dictator game, charitable giving, opting-out, self-image

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Competitive Preferences and Ethnicity: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10682
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 10 Apr 2017
Abu Siddique and Michael Vlassopoulos
King’s College London and University of Southampton
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competitiveness, group composition, ethnicity, minority, identity, stereotypes, lab-in-the-field experiment

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Cooperation in a Fragmented Society: Experimental Evidence on Syrian Refugees and Natives in Lebanon

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Cooperation in a Fragmented Society: Experimental Evidence on Syrian Refugees and Natives in Lebanon

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12858
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 22 Jan 2020
Michalis Drouvelis, Bilal Malaeb, Michael Vlassopoulos and Jackline Wahba
University of Birmingham - Department of Economics, Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Southampton and University of Southampton, Department of Economics
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refugees, public good game, cooperation, punishment

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Stigma and Misconceptions in the Time of the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Field Experiment in India

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13995
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Jan 2021
Asad Islam, Debayan Pakrashi, Michael Vlassopoulos and Liang C. Wang
Monash University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, University of Southampton and Monash University
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Delivering Remote Learning Using a Low-Tech Solution: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Bangladesh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15920
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 14 Feb 2023
Liang C. Wang, Michael Vlassopoulos, Asad Islam and Hashibul Hassan
Monash University, University of Southampton, Monash University and Jagannath University
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school closures, remote education, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), COVID-19, randomized controlled trial, Bangladesh

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The Long-Lived Effects of Historic Climate on the Wealth of Nations

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The Long-Lived Effects of Historic Climate on the Wealth of Nations

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Nov 2009
John C. Bluedorn, Akos Valentinyi and Michael Vlassopoulos
International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department, University of Manchester and University of Southampton
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climate, temperature, economic performance, geography, history

The Long-Lived Effects of Historic Climate on the Wealth of Nations

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7572
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Jan 2010
John C. Bluedorn, Akos Valentinyi and Michael Vlassopoulos
International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department, University of Manchester and University of Southampton
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climate, economic performance, geography, history, temperature

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Ethnic Mixing in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment and a Structural Model

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14260
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 10 Apr 2021
Vincent Boucher, Semih Tumen, Michael Vlassopoulos, Jackline Wahba, Yves Zenou and Yves Zenou
Université Laval, TED University, University of Southampton, University of Southampton, Department of Economics and Stockholm UniversityMonash University - Department of Economics
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Market Competition and Discrimination

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13269
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 23 May 2020 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Abu Siddique, Michael Vlassopoulos, Yves Zenou and Yves Zenou
Technische Universität München (TUM), University of Southampton and Stockholm UniversityMonash University - Department of Economics
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Bangladesh, rice market, ethnicity, market competition, discrimination, field experiments

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Are Government Workers Really More Public-Spirited than Those in the Private Sector?

Review of Environment, Energy and Economics (Re3), July 2014
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 01 Aug 2014
Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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Public sector, Public service motivation, Volunteering

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When Reality Bites: Local Deaths and Vaccine Take-Up

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15462
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Aug 2022
Corrado Giulietti, Michael Vlassopoulos, Yves Zenou and Yves Zenou
Department of Economics, University of Southampton and Stockholm UniversityMonash University - Department of Economics
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vaccination hesitancy, COVID-19, social interactions, information, behavior change

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An Experimental Study of Voting with Costly Delay

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9336
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 22 Sep 2015
Maksymilian Kwiek, Helia Marreiros and Michael Vlassopoulos
University of Southampton, University of Southampton and University of Southampton
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voting, supermajority, intensity of preferences, war of attrition

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Class Size Effects in Higher Education: Differences Across Stem and Non-Stem Fields

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12996
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 02 Mar 2020
Elif Kara, Mirco Tonin and Michael Vlassopoulos
Uludag University, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and University of Southampton
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class size, higher education, student academic performance, STEM

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Voting as a War of Attrition

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11595
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 02 Jul 2018
Maksymilian Kwiek, Helia Marreiros and Michael Vlassopoulos
University of Southampton, University of Southampton and University of Southampton
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voting, intensity of preferences, supermajority, conclave, war of attrition, communication

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Incentivizing Team Leaders: A Firm-Level Experiment on Subjective Performance Evaluation of Leadership Skills

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16123
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 May 2023
Thomas Gall, Xiaocheng Hu and Michael Vlassopoulos
University of Southampton - Division of Economics, University of Exeter - Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) and University of Southampton
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multitasking, subjective evaluation, teamwork, incentive schemes, productivity, leadership

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Peers, Gender, and Long-Term Depression

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13680
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 15 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Corrado Giulietti, Michael Vlassopoulos, Yves Zenou and Yves Zenou
Department of Economics, University of Southampton and Stockholm UniversityMonash University - Department of Economics
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family background, gender, contagion, depression, peer effects, adolescence, policy

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Pro-Social Motivation and the Delivery of Social Services

CESifo Economic Studies, Vol. 54, Issue 1, pp. 22-54, 2008
Posted: 06 May 2009
Patrick Francois and Michael Vlassopoulos
University of British Columbia (UBC) - Department of Economics and University of Southampton

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donated labour, intrinsic motivation, power of incentives, provision of social services