Effects of peer pressure on endogenous goal setting and performance

• Main Authors: Lim, Wee Meng, Chua, Shannen Qi Shan, Tan, Li Xuan
• Other Authors: Yan Jubo
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social influence
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76699
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We investigate whether peer pressure has effects on endogenous goal setting and performance. Subjects are recruited into an experiment where they have to complete a simple, real effort task where the output is perfectly observable. They are randomly assigned to any of the 3 groups (Control, Screen,...