Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/214414 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
CREMA Working Paper No. 2008-20
Publisher: 
Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA), Basel
Abstract: 
The risk of external interventions crowding-out intrinsic motivation has long been established in economics. This paper introduces a new dimension by arguing that a crowding-out effect does become possible if individuals receive higher relative compensation. Using a unique, large data set that focuses on 26 seasons in basketball (NBA) we find empirical support for a relative crowding-out effect. Performance is reduced as a reaction to a relative income advantage.
Subjects: 
Crowding-out
relative income
positional concerns
motivation
JEL: 
D00
D60
L83
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.