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An empirical investigation of rewards’ effect on experimental auctions outcomes

VECCHIO, Riccardo

An empirical investigation of rewards’ effect on experimental auctions outcomes - Applied Economics Letters Volume , number , .

We examine the effect of earned participation rewards on willingness to pay (WTP) bids in experimental auctions. Our results show that when subjects are provided with a fixed reward, they bid more than those who had to earn their reward.


experimental auctions
earned participation rewards
willingness to pay