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The effect of audit regimes on applications for long-term care
Lindeboom, Maarten; van der Klaauw, Bas; Vriend, Sandra - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
present evidence from a large-scale field experiment in the Dutch market for long-term care. We find that increasing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272714
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Individual Risk Attitudes: New Evidence from a Large, Representative, Experimentally-Validated Survey
Dohmen, Thomas J; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Schupp, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
. We test the behavioral relevance of this survey measure by conducting a complementary field experiment, based on a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123605
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Details Matter: The Impact of Presentation and Information on the Take-up of Financial Incentives for Retirement Saving
Saez, Emmanuel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
large randomized experiment carried out with H&R Block. The subsidies raise take-up and contributions, with larger effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067466
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Are Risk Aversion and Impatience Related to Cognitive Ability?
Dohmen, Thomas J; Falk, Armin; Huffman, David; Sunde, Uwe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Is the way that people make risky choices, or tradeoffs over time, related to cognitive ability? This paper investigates whether there is a link between cognitive ability, risk aversion, and impatience, using a representative sample of the population and incentive compatible measures. We conduct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067556
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Observing Unobservables: Identifying Information Asymmetries with a Consumer Credit Field Experiment
Karlan, Dean S.; Zinman, Jonathan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
importance of adverse selection and moral hazard in a consumer credit market using a new field experiment methodology. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005497798
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Power to the People: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment of a Community-Based Monitoring Project in Uganda
Björkman Nyqvist, Martina; Svensson, Jakob - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
, remain open questions. This paper presents a randomized field experiment on increasing community-based monitoring. As …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504630
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Unexplored Dimensions of Discrimination in Europe: Homosexuality and Physical Appearance
Patacchini, Eleonora; Ragusa, Giuseppe; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
experiment in two Italian cities: Rome and Milan, by sending fake CVs to real ads. We find that there is a strong penalty for …
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Defaults and Donations: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Altmann, Steffen; Falk, Armin; Heidhues, Paul; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We study how website defaults affect consumer behavior in the domain of charitable giving. In a field experiment that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145453
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Saving Incentives for Low- and Middle-Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block
Duflo, Esther; Gale, William; Liebman, Jeff; Orszag, Peter - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
This paper analyzes the effects of a large randomized field experiment carried out with H&R Block, offering matching …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114341
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The Price of Prejudice
Hedegaard, Morten; Tyran, Jean-Robert - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We present a new type of field experiment to investigate ethnic prejudice in the workplace. Our design allows us to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083268