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Peers at work: Evidence from the lab
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Abstract This paper reports the results of a lab experiment designed to study the role of observability for peer effects in the setting of a simple production task. In our experiment, participants in the role of workers engage in a team real-effort task. We vary whether they can observe, or be observed by, o... view more
This paper reports the results of a lab experiment designed to study the role of observability for peer effects in the setting of a simple production task. In our experiment, participants in the role of workers engage in a team real-effort task. We vary whether they can observe, or be observed by, one of their co-workers. In contrast to earlier findings from the field, we find no evidence that low-productivity workers perform better when they are observed by high-productivity co-workers. Instead, our results imply that peer effects in our experiment are heterogeneous, with some workers reciprocating a high-productivity co-worker but others taking the opportunity to free ride.... view less
Classification
Economics
Free Keywords
laboratory experiment; peer effects; peer group; productivity; work habits
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 1-15
Journal
PLOS ONE, 13 (2018) 2
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/175846
ISSN
1932-6203
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed