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The Limits of Simple Implementation Intentions : Evidence from a Field Experiment on Making Plans to Exercise
Carrera, Mariana - 2018
the effect of a simple scalable planning intervention on a repeated behavior using a randomized design involving 877 … weeks. In contrast to recent studies, we find that the planning intervention did not have a positive effect on behavior and … planning is helpful and despite clear evidence that they engaged with the planning process …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012480612
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The Economic and Policy Consequences of Catastrophes
Pindyck, Robert S. - 2009
How likely is a catastrophic event that would substantially reduce the capital stock, GDP and wealth? How much should society be willing to pay to reduce the probability or impact of a catastrophe? We answer these questions and provide a framework for policy analysis using a general equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012463277
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Time Preference, Time Discounting, and Smoking Decisions
Khwaja, Ahmed - 2006
and length of financial planning horizon, smokers are more impatient. However, neither of these measures is significantly … time preference and self-control, i.e., impulsivity and financial planning, are more closely related to the smoking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466046
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Baby Boomer Retirement Security : the Roles of Planning, Financial Literacy, and Housing Wealth
Lusardi, Annamaria - 2006
estimates show that planning behavior can explain the differences in savings and why some people arrive close to retirement with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466077
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Project Appraisal and Foreign Exchange Constraints : A Simple Exposition
Blitzer, Charles R. - 1987
In an earlier paper, we showed that the value of shadow prices depends on how the government contemplates re- equilibrating the economy to the perturbation associated with any project, except in the extreme case where the government has chosen all policy instruments optimally. Only under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012476904
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The Social Cost of Labor, and Project Evaluation : A General Approach
Stiglitz, Joseph E. - 1983
This paper develops a general methodology for analyzing shadow wage (and other shadow prices). Our approach is to identify those reduced form relationships describing the economy which are central to the determination of the shadow wage, and use these to obtain simple formulae for the shadow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012477868
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A Model of Trade and Exchange Rate Projections
Halttunen, Hannu - 1979
This paper develops and applies a model of world trade and exchange rates to analyze dynamic interaction of the current account and exchange rate. The model is designed to concentrate on the determination of trade flows, prices and exchange rates for the OECD member countries but it also covers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012478759
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On the Theory of Productive Saving
Ehrlich, Isaac - 1975
The central thesis of this paper is that the management of portfolios incorporating a variety of investment assets does require the use of time and other scarce resources in searching for, collecting, interpreting, and applying relevant information. Accordingly, the returns on these assets would...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012479054
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Take the Q Train : Value Capture of Public Infrastructure Projects
Gupta, Arpit - 2020
Transit infrastructure is a critical asset for economic activity yet costly to build in dense urban environments. We measure the benefit of the Second Avenue Subway extension in New York City by analyzing local real estate prices which capitalize the benefits of transit spillovers. We find that...
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