Rank as an inherent incentive: Evidence from a field experiment ☆

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Nudging in education (2018, background): “In contrast, Tuckman (1998) provide evidence from another intervention that heavy procrastinators benefitted most from frequent testing.”
The Dark Side of Competition for Status (2014, background): “…al, 2007, Rustichini, 2008) or the joy of outperforming others (Chowdhury and Sheremeta, 2010; Dohmen et al. 2011).4 Some recent research in neuroeconomics and biology has shown that such intrinsic competitive preferences may be “evolutionarily” rooted in our behaviors (Tran and Zeckhauser, 2012).”
Employee Recognition and Performance: A Field Experiment (2016, background): “…performance has recently been studied in a variety of contexts, ranging from student test scores (Bandiera et al., 2009; Azmat and Iriberri, 2010; Tran and Zeckhauser, 2012), contributions to an online community (Chen et al., 2010), real-effort in the lab (Charness et al., 2012; Freeman and…”
Heterogeneous Peer Effects and Rank Concerns: Theory and Evidence (2017, unknown): “Similarly, Tran and Zeckhauser (2012) test for the presence of rank concerns among Vietnamese university students and find support for them.”
Awards Unbundled: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment (2014, background): “Tran and Zeckhauser (2012), Azmat and Iriberri (2010), and Dur et al. (2013) show positive effects of rank information on performance, while Bandiera et al. (2013) and Barankay (2012) find that this information reduces productivity.”