Browsing LIF-SAFE Working Papers by Research Area "Experiment Center"
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Belief Formation and Belief Updating under Ambiguity: Evidence from Experiments
(2019-09-21)Decisions under ambiguity depend on both the belief regarding possible scenarios and the attitude towards ambiguity. This paper exclusively focuses on beliefs, measured independent from attitudes. We use laboratory experiments ... -
Expl(AI)ned: The impact of explainable artificial intelligence on cognitive processes
(2021-06-25)This paper explores the interplay of feature-based explainable AI (XAI) techniques, information processing, and human beliefs. Using a novel experimental protocol, we study the impact of providing users with explanations ... -
Incentives, self-selection, and coordination of motivated agents for the production of social goods
(2021-07-24)We study, theoretically and empirically, the effects of incentives on the self-selection and coordination of motivated agents to produce a social good. Agents join teams where they allocate effort to either generate ... -
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Machine Predictions and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
(2021-04-20)We show that disclosing machine predictions to affected parties can trigger self-fulfilling prophecies. In an investment game, we experimentally vary investors’ and recipients’ access to a machine prediction about recipients’ ... -
Motivated Beliefs and the Elderly's Compliance with COVID-19 Measures
(2021-01-26)Although the elderly are more vulnerable to COVID-19, the empirical evidence suggests that they do not behave more cautiously in the pandemic than younger individuals. This theoretical model argues that some individuals ... -
The Economic Consequences of Algorithmic Discrimination: Theory and Empirical Evidence
(2020-12-09)Using a novel theoretical framework and data from a comprehensive field study we conducted over a period of three years, we outline the causal effects of algorithmic discrimination on economic efficiency and social welfare ...