Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/111183 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 35 [rev.]
Publisher: 
University of Zurich, Department of Economics, Zurich
Abstract: 
Efficiently growing a group or firm often requires integration of individuals from lower-performing entities. We explore the effectiveness of two policies intended to facilitate such integration, using a laboratory experiment that models production as a coordination game with Pareto-ranked equilibria. We initially create an efficient group and an inefficient one. We then allow individuals to move into the high-performing group and vary by treatment whether movement is unrestricted, limited to one entrant per period, or subject to an entry exam. We include two additional treatments that combine the two restrictions in different ways to help understand why the institutions are effective in maintaining coordination. We find that both restrictions work to maintain efficient coordination but they are effective for different reasons.
Subjects: 
Growth
Entry
Coordination
Experiments
JEL: 
C72
C92
M12
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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