10.11588/data/10034Siang, Ch’ng KeanCh’ng KeanSiangRequate, TillTillRequateWaichman, IsraelIsraelWaichmanAlfred-Weber-Institute of EconomicsOn the role of social wage comparisons in gift-exchange experiments [Dataset]heiDATA2014Social SciencesGift exchangeReciprocityWage differenceC91D03D63J41Waichman, IsraelIsraelWaichmanUniversity of HeidelbergSiang, Ch’ng KeanCh’ng KeanSiangRequate, TillTillRequateWaichman, IsraelIsraelWaichmanAlfred-Weber-Institute of EconomicsHeiDATA: Heidelberg Research Data RepositoryUniversity of Heidelberg2011-04-032014-11-032017-04-0610.1016/j.econlet.2011.03.024308471562514720157961485515616147191592214943162181506916042149315352207819305355507815333500115353337803211867117415110261010711285112141038311254300395application/octet-streamtext/plain; charset=US-ASCIIapplication/octet-streamtext/plain; charset=US-ASCIIapplication/octet-streamtext/plain; charset=US-ASCIIapplication/octet-streamtext/plain; charset=US-ASCIIapplication/octet-streamtext/plain; charset=US-ASCIIapplication/octet-streamtext/plain; charset=US-ASCIIapplication/octet-streamapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfimage/pngimage/pngimage/pngimage/pngimage/pngimage/pngimage/pngimage/pngapplication/pdf2.1This study extends a bilateral gift-exchange experiment by Clark et al. (2010). We investigate how the provision of either quantitative or qualitative information on the average wage paid in all worker–employer relationships impacts the wage set by employers and worker performance. We find that information on the average wage reduces (increases) both wage offers and effort levels in one-shot (repeated) relationships.3.3.12, 3.3.12Penang, Malaysia