Browsing by Author "Bohnet, Iris"
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Betrayal Aversion: Evidence from Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States
Bohnet, Iris; Greig, Fiona; Herrmann, Benedikt; Zeckhauser, Richard (American Economic Association, 2008-02)Due to betrayal aversion, people take risks less willingly when the agent of uncertainty is another person rather than nature. Individuals in six countries (Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States) ... -
The Elasticity of Trust: How to Promote Trust in the Arab Middle East and the United States
Bohnet, Iris; Herrmann, Benedikt; Al-Ississ, Mohamad; Robbett, Andrea; Khalid, Al-Yahia; Zeckhauser, Richard Jay (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2010)To trust is to risk. When we lend someone money, we make ourselves vulnerable, hoping or expecting that the borrower will reward our trust and return the money at a later stage, possibly with interest or a reciprocal favor ... -
Essays in Experimental Economics and the Improvement of Judgment and Decision Making
Van Geen, Alexandra Vivien (2014-06-06)This dissertation presents essays on the relationship between judgment and de- cision making and public policy, with a focus on gender diversity. The gender difference in career advancement is the likely result both of ... -
Essays on Gender and Decision Making in Political Economy
Paryavi, Maliheh (2016-09-01)This dissertation contains three essays that address supply side, demand side and political factors that influence the attitudes and decisions that shape women’s economic and political status. It demonstrates how ... -
Essays on Social Influence in Political Economy: How Expectations and Identity Affect Pro-Social Leading and Following
Fernández Duque, Mauricio (2015-05-18)By social influence I understand the change in an individual’s thoughts, feelings, attitudes or behaviors that results from interactions with another individual or group. Political, commercial and public health campaigns ... -
Introduction to Special Section: Gender in Negotiation
Bohnet, Iris; Bowles, Hannah Riley (Wiley, 2008-10) -
Linda Babcock: Go-getter and Do-gooder
Bazerman, Max; Bohnet, Iris; Bowles, Hannah Riley; Loewenstein, George (Wiley, 2018-04-15)In this tribute to the 2007 recipient of the winner of the Jeffrey Z. Rubin Theory-To-Practice Award by the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM), we celebrate Linda Babcock’s contributions to diverse ... -
Repetition and Reputation: Implications for Trust and Trustworthiness When Institutions Change
Bohnet, Iris; Huck, Steffen (American Economic Association, 2004-04) -
Trust and the Reference Points for Trustworthiness in Gulf and Western Countries
Bohnet, Iris; Herrmann, Benedikt; Zeckhauser, Richard Jay (Oxford University Press, 2010)Why is private investment so low in Gulf compared to Western countries? We investigate cross-regional differences in trust and reference points for trustworthiness as possible factors. Experiments controlling for cross-regional ... -
Trust and the Reference Points for Trustworthiness in Gulf and Western Countries
Bohnet, Iris; Herrmann, Benedikt; Zeckhauser, Richard Jay (2009)Why is private investment so low in Gulf compared to Western countries? We investigate cross-regional differences in trust and reference points for trustworthiness as possible factors. Experiments controlling for cross-regional ... -
When Performance Trumps Gender Bias: Joint Versus Separate Evaluation
Bohnet, Iris; Van Geen, Alexandra Vivien; Bazerman, Max H. (INFORMS, 2012)We examine a new intervention to overcome gender biases in hiring, promotion, and job assignments: an “evaluation nudge,” in which people are evaluated jointly rather than separately regarding their future performance. ...