Blar i Department of Economics på forfatter "Tjøtta, Sigve"
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It Pays to be Nice: The Benefits of Cooperating in Markets
Serdarevic, Nina; Strømland, Eirik Andre; Tjøtta, Sigve (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We contribute to the experimental literature by examining the causal effect of partner choice opportunities on the earnings of different cooperative types. We first elicit cooperative types and then randomly assign subjects ... -
More or less money? An experimental study on receiving money
Tjøtta, Sigve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Is more money better than less? Not always. It depends on the situation. If more money for oneself means less money for a stranger, the majority of participants in dictator games choose less money for themselves. But if ... -
Mutual choice of partner and communication in a repeated prisoner's dilemma
Strømland, Eirik Andre; Tjøtta, Sigve; Torsvik, Gaute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08)Many markets resemble repeated prisoner's dilemma situations with the possibilities for mutual partner choice. In this paper, we show experimentally that partner choice by mutual consent has a strong positive effect on ...