This chapter surveys the contributions of laboratory experiments to labor economics. We
begin with a discussion of methodological issues: when (and why) is a lab experiment the …

This paper reconsiders the wide agreement that females are more risk averse than males.
We survey the existing experimental literature, finding that significance and magnitude of …

This paper evaluates how sick pay mandates operate at the job level in the United States.
Using the National Compensation Survey and difference-in-differences models, we estimate …

This paper shows that long-term sick employees are unlikely to be very responsive to
moderate monetary labor supply incentives. The paper, theoretically and empirically …

Evidence suggests that rental properties are often associated with lower levels of energy
efficiency than owner-occupied buildings. Policy makers are increasingly concerned about …

In this paper, we propose a new channel of contract design to boost efficiency. If deviating
from one's own words induces a self-imposed moral burden, the optimal contracting …

Sick pay is a common provision in most labor contracts. This paper employs an experimental
gift exchange environment to explore two related questions using both managers and …

El programa de subsidio de enfermedad de Uruguay ha sufrido diversos cambios
recientemente. En este estudio se analizan los efectos de estos cambios, en base a los …

Health related absenteeism costs an estimated $153 billion annually in the United States
(Witters and Agrawal, 2011). 1 Chronic conditions (major contributors to absenteeism) are …

I study the role of minimum wage as an anchor for judgements of the fairness of wages by
both human subjects and artificial intelligence (AI). Through surveys of human subjects …