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Locus of Control and Prosocial Behavior
Andor, Mark Andreas; Cox, James C.; Gerster, Andreas; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We investigate how locus of control beliefs - the extent to which individuals attribute control over events in their … begin by developing a conceptual framework showing how locus of control beliefs serve as a weight placed on the returns from … in parliamentary elections, and to donate blood. Our results provide comprehensive evidence that locus of control beliefs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362013
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Cognitive Imprecision and Stake-Dependent Risk Attitudes
Khaw, Mel Win; Li, Ziang; Woodford, Michael - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
In an experiment that elicits subjects' willingness to pay (WTP) for the outcome of a lottery, we confirm the fourfold pattern of risk attitudes described by Kahneman and Tversky. In addition, we document a systematic effect of stake sizes on the magnitude and sign of the relative risk premium,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013388772
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A Cognitive View of Policing
Dube, Oeindrila; MacArthur, Sandy Jo; Shah, Anuj K. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
What causes adverse policing outcomes, such as excessive uses of force and unnecessary arrests? Prevailing explanations focus on problematic officers or deficient regulations and oversight. Here, we introduce a new, overlooked perspective. We suggest that the cognitive demands inherent in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372408
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It Hurts To Ask
Bénabou, Roland; Jaroszewicz, Ania; Loewenstein, George F. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We analyze the offering, asking, and granting of help or other benefits as a three-stage game with bilateral private information between a person in need of help and a potential help-giver. Asking entails the risk of rejection, which can be painful: since unawareness of the need can no longer be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013388842
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Not Learning from Others
Conlon, John; Mani, Malavika; Rao, Gautam; Ridley, Matthew - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
discover compared to equally-relevant information they discover themselves. In a series of incentivized lab experiments, we ask …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013362032
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Quality Signaling and Demand for Renewable Energy Technology : Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment
Coville, Aidan; Zivin, Joshua S. Graff; Reichert, Arndt R. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Solar technologies have been associated with private and social returns, but their technological potential often remains unachieved because of persistently low demand for high-quality products. In a randomized field experiment in Senegal, we assess the potential of three types of quality...
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Self-Preferencing at Amazon : Evidence from Search Rankings
Farronato, Chiara; Fradkin, Andrey; MacKay, Alexander - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We study whether Amazon engages in self-preferencing on its marketplace by favoring its own brands (e.g., Amazon Basics) in search. To address this question, we collect new micro-level consumer search data using a custom browser extension installed by a panel of study participants. Using this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013537786
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Households' Response to the Wealth Effects of Inflation
Schnorpfeil, Philip; Weber, Michael; Hackethal, Andreas - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
beliefs about nominal debt and their own real net wealth. These changes in beliefs causally affect actual consumption and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372429
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Do Consumers Acquire Information Optimally? Experimental Evidence from Energy Efficiency
La Nauze, Andrea; Myers, Erica - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
information on energy costs. We show that paying for attention can target welfare improvements more effectively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372499
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Competing Narratives in Action : An Empirical Analysis of Model Adoption Dynamics
Angrisani, Marco; Samek, Anya Savikhin; Serrano-Padial, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We use a longitudinal dataset measuring beliefs and behaviors to study the dynamics of model - or narrative - adoption … during the Covid-19 pandemic. We show that individuals switch beliefs about the effectiveness of preventive behaviors … competing narratives in which agents exhibit motivated beliefs. Adopting misspecified narratives increases infection rates …
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