Essays in experimental economics

Experimental Economics uses experimental methods to study economic behavior. Economic experiments allow for causal relationships between two or more variables to be established in settings where this cannot be achieved with naturally-occurring data. This dissertation applies experimental methods to four economic questions. Chapter 2 examines whether nonrenewable resource markets are more likely to be in line with economic theory when resource stocks are low. Chapter 3 examines whether a wage increase in the public sector decreases corruption. Chapter 4 examines whether willpower is associated with framing effects in economic decisions. Finally, chapter 5 examines whether workers are influenced by the productivity of coworkers who can observe them.