Episode 47: Hans-Joachim Voth on Peer Effects among Fighter Pilots

The paper discussed in this episode is “Killer Incentives: Rivalry, Performance and Risk-Taking among German Fighter Pilots, 1939–45 (academic.oup.com/restud/article/89/5/2257/6463…)”, by Philipp Ager (philippager.com), Leonardo Bursztyn, Lukas Leucht (twitter.com/lukasleucht?lang=en), and Hans-Joachim Voth (jvoth.com). This paper was published in the Review of Economic Studies in October 2022.
Other papers discussed during this episode include:
Cullen, Z., & Perez-Truglia, R. (2022). How much does your boss make? the effects of salary comparisons. Journal of Political Economy, 130(3), 766-822.
Kuhn, P., Kooreman, P., Soetevent, A., & Kapteyn, A. (2011). The effects of lottery prizes on winners and their neighbors: Evidence from the Dutch postcode lottery. American Economic Review, 101(5), 2226-47.