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Like ripples on a pond: behavioral spillovers and their implications for research and policy
Dolan, Paul; Galizzi, Matteo M. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015
No behavior sits in a vacuum, and one behavior can greatly affect what happens next. We propose a conceptual frame within which a broad range of behavioral spillovers can be accounted for when applying behavioral science to policy challenges. We consider behaviors which take place sequentially...
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Because I'm worth it: a lab-field experiment on the spillover effects of incentives in health
Dolan, Paul; Galizzi, Matteo M. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014
We conduct a controlled lab-field experiment to directly test the short-run spillover effects of one-off financial …
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Silli, Bernhard; Cohen, Randolph B; Polk, Christopher - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746282
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Stock prices under pressure: how tax and interest rates drive returns at the turn of the tax year
Kang, Johnny; Pekkala, Tapio; Polk, Christopher; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2011
We show that the level of interest rates determines the magnitude of mispricing at the turn of the tax year, as investors face the trade-o¤ between selling a temporarily depressed stock this year and selling next year, but delaying tax implications by one year. Interest rates do explain the...
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Does the use of social networking sites increase children’s risk of harm?
Staksrud, Elisabeth; Ólafsson, Kjartan; Livingstone, Sonia - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
experiences of online risk among children, the affordances of SNS lend support to this possibility, attracting much policy and … second hypothesis stated that SNS users with more digital competence will encounter more online risk than those with less …) will encounter more online risk than those with fewer risky practices: this too was supported by the data; thus what …
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Risky social networking practices among ‘under-age’ users: lessons for evidence-based policy
Livingstone, Sonia; Ólafsson, Kjartan; Staksrud, Elisabeth - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
European self-regulation to ensure children's safety on social networking sites requires that providers ensure children are old enough to use the sites, aware of safety messages, empowered by privacy settings, discouraged from disclosing personal information, and supported by easy to use...
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