Positive and negative reciprocity in the labor market

Pereira, Paulo Trigo; Silva, Nuno; Silva, João Andrade e

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Pereira, Paulo Trigo

Silva, Nuno

Silva, João Andrade e

Abstract(s)

This paper reports results of an experiment designed to analyze whether reciprocal behavior survives in a more hostile environment than usually considered in the literature. In fact, positive reciprocity survives in a treatment favoring selfish behavior, although there is a decrease in the deviations from the subgame perfect Nash equilibrium. Besides positive reciprocity there is negative reciprocity in this new treatment. Additionally, this paper highlights the influence of the experimental design, namely the importance of wage cut points, on subjects' behavior.

Keywords

Reciprocity Gift Exchange Games Gift and Offense Exchange Games Incomplete Contrats Labour Relations

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/22902

Citation

Pereira, Paulo Trigo. Nuno Silva e João Andrade e Silva. 2002. "Positive and negative reciprocity in the labor market ". Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão - DE Working papers nº 3-2002/DE/CISEP