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Individual and Developmental Differences in the Relationship of Preferences and Theory of Mind
Leipold, Kristina; Vetter, Nora C.; Dittrich, Marcus; … - CESifo - 2012
Theory of mind and individual preferences are important determinants in social decision making. The current study … examined in a large sample whether being a cooperative preference type is related with better theory of mind skills …. Furthermore, by testing adolescents and adults, we examined the impact of age on this relation. Theory of mind is measured in a …
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Peer Effects in Risk Taking
Lahno, Amrei M.; Serra-Garcia, Marta - CESifo - 2012
We examine peer effects in risk taking with complete information and compare explanations for peer effects based on relative payoff concerns to explanations that allow peer choices to matter. We vary experimentally whether individuals can condition a simple lottery choice on the lottery choice,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739341
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Bracelets of Pride and Guilt? An Experimental Test of Self-Signaling in Charitable Giving
Weele, Joël J. van der; Siemens, Ferdinand von - CESifo - 2014
Self-signaling theory argues that individuals partly behave prosocially to create or uphold a favorable self-image. To … study self-signaling theory, we investigate whether increasing self-image concerns affects charitable giving. In our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010747212
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Correlation Neglect in Belief Formation
Enke, Benjamin; Zimmermann, Florian - CESifo - 2013
Many information structures generate correlated rather than mutually independent signals, the news media being a prime example. This paper shows experimentally that in such contexts many people neglect these correlations in the updating process and treat correlated information as independent. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010718532
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Adaptation, Anticipation-Bias and Optimal Income Taxation
Aronsson, Thomas; Schöb, Ronnie - CESifo - 2012
Adaptation is omnipresent but people systematically fail to correctly anticipate the degree to which they adapt. This leads individuals to make inefficient intertemporal decisions. This paper concerns optimal income taxation to correct for such anticipation-biases in a framework where consumers...
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Health Club Attendance, Expectations and Self-control
Garin, Jean-Denis; Masse, Alix; Michaud, Pierre-Carl - CESifo - 2014
Using a unique dataset on health club attendance from Quebec, we look at the relationship between actual and expected attendance and how these relate to a reported measure of self-control problems at the time of contract signing. We find that a large majority of contract choices appear...
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Human Capital Accumulation and the Macroeconomy in an Ageing Society
Heijdra, Ben J.; Reijnders, Laurie S. M. - CESifo - 2012
How do population ageing shocks affect the long-run macroeconomic performance of an economy? To answer this question we build a general equilibrium overlapping generations model of a closed economy featuring endogenous factor prices. Finitely-lived individuals are endowed with perfect foresight...
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Life in Shackles? The Quantitative Implications of Reforming the Educational Loan System
Heijdra, Ben J.; Kindermann, Fabian; Reijnders, Laurie S. M. - CESifo - 2014
In this paper we conduct a quantitative analysis of a number of stylized educational loan systems. We develop a stochastic general equilibrium model of a closed economy with a competitive firm sector and a government that levies taxes and administers educational loans. Individuals are...
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Academic Achievements: Grades versus Duration
Brugiavini, Agar; Carraro, Carlo; Kovacic, Matija - CESifo - 2015
This paper investigates the determinants of academic achievements of post-reform undergraduate students of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Academic achievements are measured with the students’ grade point averages and time to graduation. The set of independent variables contains...
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The Impact of Financial Education on Adolescents' Intertemporal Choices
Lührmann, Melanie; Serra-Garcia, Marta; Winter, Joachim - CESifo - 2014
We study the impact of financial education on intertemporal choice in adolescence. The program was randomly assigned among high-school students and intertemporal choices were measured using an incentivized experiment. Students who participated in the program display a decrease in time...
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