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crowd out a consumer's self-inference of altruism from buying a good bundled with a charitable donation. Alternative … theories of motivation crowding are unable to fit the non-monotonic moments in the data. A structural model of self …
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This paper has two goals. First, we discuss several emerging approaches to applied welfare analysis under non-standard ("behavioral") assumptions concerning consumer choice. This provides a foundation for Behavioral Public Economics. Second, we illustrate applications of these approaches by...
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effectiveness, whereas small prior donors decrease their giving. We motivate the analysis and experiment with a theoretical model … that highlights two predictions. First, larger gift amounts, holding education and income constant, is a proxy for altruism …). Second, those motivated by altruism will respond positively to appeals based on evidence, whereas those motivated by warm …
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effects of fake reviews on individual demand and welfare. We conduct an incentive-compatible online experiment with a …
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. We conduct a randomized field experiment in northern China using three types of SMS campaigns targeting three potential …
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behavioral change. In a field experiment with around 1,000 participants, we directly observe the interventions' effects on …
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We use an experiment to test whether consumers optimally acquire information on energy costs in appliance markets where …
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proposals to increase HTP taxes. This study uses a large discrete choice experiment to examine the decision-making processes of …
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We conduct two lab experiments and one field experiment to investigate demand for consumption agency in married couples …
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This study examines the effect of experience and knowledge on weather insurance adoption. First, we conduct insurance games with farmers, and find that the treatment improves real insurance take-up by 46%. The effect is not driven by changes in risk attitudes and perceived probability of...
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