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The demand and supply of esteem: An experimental analysis
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posted on 2023-05-21, 04:25 authored by Paul BlacklowPaul Blacklow, Corman, AB, Sibly, HWe use a laboratory experiment to identify some determinants of variation across individuals in the demand and supply of esteem. Some participants can choose, at a cost, buy ‘credits’ so as to appear to others to have a better performance on a real effort task than they really do: this purchase reflects esteem seeking. The provision of esteem, via a partner's feedback on performance, is also recorded. We find: (i) those with a low willingness to supply effort have a lower probability of purchasing credits, (ii) participants matched with low scoring partners buy more credits (iii) feedback is improved for those purchasing credits.
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Publication title
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental EconomicsVolume
95Article number
101759Number
101759Pagination
1-10ISSN
2214-8043Department/School
TSBEPublisher
Elsevier BVPlace of publication
NetherlandsRights statement
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