Search Results - "Eckel, C."

Additive manufacturing of polymer-derived ceramics by Eckel, Zak C., Zhou, Chaoyin, Martin, John H., Jacobsen, Alan J., Carter, William B., Schaedler, Tobias A.

“…The extremely high melting point of many ceramics adds challenges to additive manufacturing as compared with metals and polymers. Because ceramics cannot be…”
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Thar SHE Blows? Gender, Competition, and Bubbles in Experimental Asset Markets by Eckel, Catherine C., Füllbrunn, Sascha C.

“…Do women and men behave differently in financial asset markets? Our results from an asset market experiment show a marked gender difference in producing…”
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Terahertz study of ambipolar transport in the semiconducting polymer poly-diketopyrrolopyrrole-terthiophene (PDPP3T) by Riederer, P., Eckel, C., Weitz, R. T., Kersting, R.

“…Terahertz electromodulation spectroscopy is used to investigate charge transport in the semiconducting polymer poly-diketopyrrolopyrrole-terthiophene (PDPP3T)…”
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Bioelectronics goes vertical by Eckel, C., Weitz, R. T.

“…Remotely powered vertical electrochemical transistors are demonstrated to track subtle nerve-cell activity even when the transistor core is fully shielded from…”
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Forecasting risk attitudes: An experimental study using actual and forecast gamble choices by Eckel, Catherine C., Grossman, Philip J.

“…We develop and evaluate a simple gamble-choice task to measure attitudes toward risk, and apply this measure to examine differences in risk attitudes of male…”
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Face Value by Eckel, Catherine C., Petrie, Ragan

“…People pay attention to the appearance of others, and personal characteristics can affect many types of decisions. We ask, is there informational value in a…”
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Sex differences and statistical stereotyping in attitudes toward financial risk by Eckel, Catherine C., Grossman, Philip J.

“…Subjects in a laboratory experiment completed the Zuckerman Sensation-Seeking Scale (SSS) then chose among five alternative gambles with substantial financial…”
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Judging a Book by Its Cover: Beauty and Expectations in the Trust Game by Wilson, Rick K., Eckel, Catherine C.

“…This research examines one mechanism by which people decide whether to trust strangers. Using a laboratory setting that provides subjects with controlled…”
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Risk loving after the storm: A Bayesian-Network study of Hurricane Katrina evacuees by Eckel, Catherine C., El-Gamal, Mahmoud A., Wilson, Rick K.

“…We investigate risk preferences of a sample of hurricane Katrina evacuees shortly after they were evacuated and transported to Houston, and another sample from…”
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Group-Level Selection Increases Cooperation in the Public Goods Game by Eckel, Catherine C, Fatas, Enrique, Godoy, Sara, Wilson, Rick K

“…When groups compete for resources, some groups will be more successful than others, forcing out less successful groups. Group-level selection is the most…”
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Managing diversity by creating team identity by Eckel, Catherine C., Grossman, Philip J.

“…This paper explores the extent to which team identity can deter shirking and free-riding behavior in a team production setting. Team identity is manufactured…”
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Is trust a risky decision? by Eckel, Catherine C., Wilson, Rick K.

“…In a series of laboratory experiments that focus on a two-person sequential, binary trust game, we examine the relationship between risk attitudes and the…”
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Giving to government: Voluntary taxation in the lab by Li, Sherry Xin, Eckel, Catherine C., Grossman, Philip J., Brown, Tara Larson

“…In the U.S., widespread complaints that taxes are too high exist alongside substantial voluntary donations to private charities whose missions parallel those…”
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Subsidizing charitable contributions: a natural field experiment comparing matching and rebate subsidies by Eckel, Catherine C, Grossman, Philip J

“…We report the results of a field experiment conducted in conjunction with a mailed fundraising campaign of a nonprofit organization. The experiment is designed…”
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Rebate versus matching: does how we subsidize charitable contributions matter? by Eckel, Catherine C, Grossman, Philip J

“…A rebate subsidy of rate s r is functionally equivalent to a matching subsidy of rate s m = s r /(1− s r ). Other things equal, an individual should respond…”
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Chivalry and solidarity in ultimatum games by Eckel, CC, Grossman, PJ

“…We report the results of ultimatum game experiments designed to test for differences in the behavior of women and men. Women's proposals are on average more…”
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Are Women Less Selfish Than Men?: Evidence From Dictator Experiments by Eckel, Catherine C., Grossman, Philip J.

“…Research in social sciences other than economics indicates substantial differences in behaviour between men and women. The general conclusion drawn from this…”
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Can I rely on you? by Aksoy, Billur, Eckel, Catherine C, Wilson, Rick K

“…This paper introduces a strategic element into the dictator game by allowing recipients to select their dictator. Recipients are presented with the photographs…”
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An experimental test of the crowding out hypothesis by Eckel, Catherine C., Grossman, Philip J., Johnston, Rachel M.

“…We report the results of laboratory experiments that examine whether third-party contributions crowd out private giving to charity. Subjects play a single…”
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The value of a smile: Game theory with a human face by Scharlemann, Jörn P.W, Eckel, Catherine C, Kacelnik, Alex, Wilson, Rick K

“…Many economists and biologists view cooperation as anomalous: animals (including humans) that pursue their own self-interest have superior survival odds to…”
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