What determines reciprocity in employment relations? We conducted a controlled eld experiment and tested the extent to which cash and non-monetary gifts a ect workers' productivity. Our main nding is that the nature of the gift, not its monetary value, determines the prevalence of reciprocal reactions. A gift in-kind results in a signi cant and substantial increase in workers' productivity. An ...

We examine the profitability of two-part tariffs in name-your-own-price (NYOP) markets using incentivecompatible laboratory experiments. An NYOP seller who uses a two-part tariff charges an upfront nonrefundable bidding fee akin to an entrance fee into his store. We find two-part tariffs can be profitable to NYOP sellers, and we identify a strong moderator of this profitability: a decision aid ...

S ubsidized agricultural exports to developing countries and, worse, food aid kill the output markets of smallholders there, who encompass the majority of the world’s poor. Especially in sub-Saharan Africa, this unfair competition, together with blatant neglect of agriculture in public policy, hampers agricultural growth. Throughout history, agricultural growth has been the engine of overall ec...

Abstract We investigate the impacts of a global crisis to trade systems such as Russia-Ukraine war on agricultural emissions, using two emissions accounting approaches: (1) production-based approach, which only accounts for domestic and (2) trade-adjustment considers imports exports when calculating emissions. find that can substantially increase in scenario. The relative degree change, however...