Journal Articles Books Book Chapters Other Writings
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Bohnet, I., Benedikt Herrman and Richard Zeckhauser  “The Requirements for Trust in Gulf and Western Countries.” Quarterly Journal of Economics. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I., Fiona Greig, Benedikt Herrmann and Richard Zeckhauser. “Betrayal Aversion.” American Economic Review 98(1), March 2008: 294-310. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I., and Fiona Greig. “Is there Reciprocity in a Reciprocal-Exchange Economy? Evidence of Gendered Norms from a Slum in Nairobi, Kenya.” Economic Inquiry 46(1), January 2008: 77-83. [Download PDF]

Hong, K., and Iris Bohnet. “Status and Distrust: The Relevance of Inequality and Betrayal Aversion.” Journal of Economic Psychology 28(2007): 197-213. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I., and Yael Baytelman. “Institutions and Trust: Implications for Preferences, Beliefs and Behaviors.” Rationality and Society 19.1 (February 2007): 99-135. [Download PDF]

Ashraf, N., Iris Bohnet, and Nikita Piankov. “Decomposing Trust and Trustworthiness.” Experimental Economics, Special Issue on Behavioral Economics, 9.3 (September 2006): 193-208. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I., Heike Harmgart, Steffen Huck and Jean-Robert Tyran. “Learning Turst.” Journal of the European Economic Association 3.2-3 (April/May 2005): 322-329. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I., and Dorothea Kübler. “Compensating the Cooperators: Is Sorting in the Prisoner’s Dilemma Possible?” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 56.1 (2005): 61-76. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I., and Richard Zeckhauser. “Social Comparisons in Ultimatum Bargaining.” Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Special Issue on Behavioral Economics,106.3 (2004): 495-510. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I. and Richard Zeckhauser. “Trust, Risk and Betrayal.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 55.4 (2004): 467-484. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I., and Steffen Huck. “Repetition and Reputation: Implications for Trust and Trustworthiness When Institutions Change.” American Economic Review 94.2 (2004): 362-366. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I., Bruno Frey and Steffen Huck. “More Order With Less Law: On Contract Enforcement, Trust, and Crowding.” American Political Science Review 95.1 (2001): 131-144. [Download PDF] 

Bohnet, I., and Bruno Frey. “Social Distance and Other-Regarding Behavior in Dictator Games: Comment.” American Economic Review 89.1 (1999): 335-340.

Bohnet, I., and Bruno Frey. “The Sound of Silence in Prisoner's Dilemma and Dictator Games.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 38 (1999): 43-57.

Oberholzer-Gee, F., Iris Bohnet, and Bruno S. Frey. “Fairness and Competence in Democratic Decisions.” Public Choice 91.1 (1997): 89-105.

Bohnet, I. “Diskurs - die Protektion der Kommunikation.” Analyse und Kritik 19.1 (1997):15-32.

Bohnet, I., and Bruno Frey. “Rent Leaving.” Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 153 (1997): 711-721.

Working Papers

Bohnet, I., and Fiona Greig. “Why Women Cooperate with Women and Not Men: Evidence from a Slum in Nairobi, Kenya.” Revise/Resubmit, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I., and Stephan Meier. “Deciding to Distrust.” Under review. [Download PDF]

Bohnet, I., and Robert Cooter. “Expressive Law: Framing or Equilibrium Selection?” Under review. [Download PDF]

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Bohnet, I., and Hannah Riley Bowles, guest editors. Gender and Negotiation. Negotiation Journal. Special Issue. (October 2008)

Bohnet, I., and Rachel Croson, guest editors. Trust and Trustworthiness. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Special Issue (December 2004).

Bohnet, I. Kooperation und Kommunikation. Eine ökonomische Analyse individueller Entscheidungen. Tübingen: Mohr (Siebeck) (1997).

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Bohnet, I. “Experiments.” Handbook of Analytical Sociology. Ed. Peter Bearman and Peter Hedstrom. Forthcoming.

Bohnet, I. “Why Women and Men Trust Others.” Economics and Psychology. Ed. Bruno Frey and Alois Stutzer. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007, 89-110.

Bohnet, I. “How Institutions Affect Behavior: Insights from Economics and Psychology.” Social Psychology and Economics. Ed. David De Cremer, Marcel Zeelenberg and Keith J. Murnighan. London: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006, 213-238.

Bohnet, I., Steffen Huck and Jean-Robert Tyran. “Instinct or Incentive to be Trustworthy? The Role of Informational Institutions.” Jahrbuch für Neue Politische Ökonomie. Ed. Manfred J. Holler, Hartmut Kliemt, Dieter Schmidtchen and Manfred Streit. 21, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2003, 213-221.

Bohnet, I., and Susan Eaton. “Does Performance Pay Perform? Conditions for Success in the Public Sector.” For the People: Can We Fix Public Service? Ed. John Donahue and Joseph Nye. Brookings, 2003, 238-254.

Bohnet, I., and Felix Oberholzer-Gee. “Pay for Performance: Motivation and Selection Effects.” Successful Management by Motivation. Balancing Extrinsic and Intrinsic Incentives. Ed. Bruno Frey and Margit Osterloh. Berlin: Springer, 2001, 119-139.

Bohnet, I., Bruno Frey and Steffen Huck. “Recht und Vertrauen: Evolutionäre Spieltheorie in der Rechtswissenschaft.” Gene, Kultur und Recht. Ed. Martin Usteri, Wolfgang Fikentscher and Wolfgang Wickler.Schriften zur Rechtspsychologie, Band 5, Bern: Staempfli, 2000, 61-78.

Bohnet, I. “Solidarität durch Salienz.” Wirtschaftsethische Perspektiven IV. Ed. Wulf Gaertner. Berlin: Duncker&Humblot, 1998, 173-194 (refereed).

Bohnet, I. “Identifikation als institutionelle Bedingung individueller Kooperation: Theorie und Experimente.” Wirtschaftsethik und Moralökonomik. Ed. Detlef Aufderheide and Martin Dabrowski. Normen, soziale Ordnung und der Beitrag der Ökonomie. Berlin: Duncker&Humblot, 1997, 235-258.

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Bohnet, I., and Stephan Meier. “Fairness.” Oxford Companion to the Affective Sciences. Forthcoming.

Bohnet, I. “Trust.” The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Forthcoming.

Bohnet, I., and Fiona Greig. “Gender Matters in Workplace Decisions.” Negotiation. Program on Negotiation. 10.4 (2007): 4-6.

Bohnet, I. “What to Do When They Say ‘Not in My Backyard!’” Negotiation. Program on Negotiation. 9.8 (2006): 6-9.

Bohnet, I., and Stephan Meier. “How Much Should You Trust?” Negotiation. Harvard Business School Publishing and Program on Negotiation. 9.3 (2006) 7-9.

Bohnet, I. “Status Anxiety.” Negotiation. Harvard Business School Publishing and Program on Negotiation. 8.11 (2005): 4-6.

Bohnet, I. “Did You Give at the Office? Leveraging the Power of Reciprocity.” Negotiation. Harvard Business School Publishing and Program on Negotiation. 8.7 (2005): 7-9.

Bohnet, I., and Rachel Croson. “Trust and Trustworthiness.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Introduction to Special Issue, 55.4 (December 2004) 443-445.

Bohnet, I. “The Payoff of Trust.” Negotiation. Harvard Business School Publishing and Program on Negotiation. 7.7 (2004) 9-11.

Bohnet, I. “Vertrauen und Vertrauensbruch.” Im Brennpunkt No. 2 (June 2004).

Bohnet, I. “Die Ursachen für Vertrauen.” Basler Zeitung No. 71 (March 25, 2002).

Bohnet, I. “Führen heisst: Die Spielregeln bestimmen.” Führen lehren- Führen lernen. Ed. Eidgenössisches Personalamt.Band 15. Bern: Eidgenössisches Personalamt 2002, 53-57.

Bohnet, I., and Felix Oberholzer-Gee. “Leistungslohn: Motivations- und Selektionseffekte.” Zeitschrift Führung und Organisation 69.2 (2000): 77-82.