Tag
reciprocity
2 findings
Labour & employmentTemporal Persistence Disproving Gift-Exchange Motivations in Workplace TrainingProductivity treatment effects were small and statistically insignificant during the 12-month training phase (+3.0 percentage points, p > 0.10) but grew significantly post-completion (+10.8 percentage points, p < 0.05) and persisted for 8 months, disproving gift-exchange reciprocity and confirming genuine skill accumulation.RCTLabour & employmentUnmonitored Quality Reciprocity (Gift Exchange)In the unmonitored condition, increasing piece rates has a negligible effect on error rates (+0.006 to +0.009 errors per unit, p > 0.05), indicating workers do not excessively compromise quality for speed when piece rates rise, consistent with gift-exchange reciprocity or anti-shirking norms.RCT