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, and preferences regarding even mundane household chores differ considerably. We use information on preferences …, the selected activities are generally less enjoyable, preferences do vary across the population and are correlated with … that her opportunity cost of time matters substantially more than his, but that his preferences play a greater role than …
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This paper reviews the literature on culture and economics, focusing primarily on the epidemiological approach. The epidemiological approach studies the variation in outcomes across different immigrant groups residing in the same country. Immigrants presumably differ in their cultures but share...
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willing to participate in training. This lesser willingness to participate in training is driven by economic preferences …
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from reference-dependent preferences: The absolute subjective value of a deviation from a reference point is generally …
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Panel data from Australia are used to study the prevalence of work hours mismatch among long hours workers and, more importantly, how that mismatch persists and changes over time, and what factors are associated with these changes. Particular attention is paid to the roles played by household...
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This study investigates how subjective mortality expectations and heterogeneity in time and risk preferences affect the … cannot be explained by differences in preferences. In contrast, this study identifies a strong relationship between answers … to survey questions about time and risk preferences and consumption and saving behaviors. This paper uses data on …
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We consider desires for flexibility in weekly hours by analyzing changes in work hours preferences using four years of … data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey. We control for work hours preferences in … hours preferences. Our findings reveal that, in general, women are more sensitive to life events than men. Women’s preferred …
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The standard assumption in economic theory is that preferences are stable. In particular, they are not changed as a … (providing evidence) that preferences are constantly changing when experience is accumulated. This paper tests the effect of … experience on preferences for attributes of health-care events. We are using two very different samples and a methodology that …
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primitives such as preferences and beliefs. I review strong biological and behavioral evidence indicating that trusting is not … just a special case of risk-taking, but based on important forms of social preferences such as betrayal aversion … preferences and beliefs, and it suggests ways to examine and interpret a causal role of trust. …
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This research estimates models of the importance of conscientiousness for socio-economic outcomes. We use measures of conscientiousness at age 16 to explain adult wages and other outcomes, such as crime, health and savings behaviour. We use several waves from the 1970 British Cohort Study. Our...
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