Incentives for subjects in internet experiments

Providing incentives to subjects in internet experiments can be tricky. One simple method is a high score (as in computer games). We test whether high scores provide adequate incentives in comparison to the usual performance based incentives. We find significant differences.

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Published inEconomics letters Vol. 105; no. 1; pp. 120 - 122
Main Authors Duersch, Peter, Oechssler, Jörg, Schipper, Burkhard C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.10.2009
Elsevier
SeriesEconomics Letters
Subjects
Experiments
Games
High score
Incentives
Incentives Experiments Internet High score
Internet
Work incentives
D43
Incentives
C91
Internet
High score
C92
Experiments
C72
L13
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Summary:Providing incentives to subjects in internet experiments can be tricky. One simple method is a high score (as in computer games). We test whether high scores provide adequate incentives in comparison to the usual performance based incentives. We find significant differences.
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ISSN:0165-1765
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DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2009.06.012