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Risky behavior among youths : an economic analysis
Gruber, Jonathan (ed.) - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013480795
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The Growing Importance of Decision-Making on the Job
Deming, David J. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
demand for decision-making and explores the consequences for life-cycle earnings. Career earnings growth in the U.S. more … substantial share of this shift is explained by increased employment in decision-intensive occupations, which have longer and more … gradual periods of earnings growth. To understand these patterns, I develop a model that nests decision-making in a standard …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012510612
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A (Dynamic) Investigation of Stereotypes, Belief-Updating, and Behavior
Coffman, Katherine B.; Ugalde Araya, Paola; Zafar, Basit - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
analyze the dynamic effects of feedback on beliefs about own performance and decision-making across two different domains …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012660060
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Who Protests, What Do They Protest, and Why?
Chenoweth, Erica; Hamilton, Barton Hughes; Lee, Hedwig; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We examine individuals' decisions to attend protests during the summer of 2020. Our analysis examines two simultaneous movements: Black Lives Matter along with protests calling for less stringent public health measures to combat the COVID-19 (e.g., for swifter reopening of businesses). Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013191081
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The Determinants of Trust
Alesina, Alberto - 2000
Both individual experiences and community characteristics influence how much people trust each other. Using data drawn from US localities we find that the strongest factors that reduce trust are: i) a recent history of traumatic experiences, even though the passage of time reduces this effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012471150
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On the Dynamics of Human Behavior : The Past, Present, and Future of Culture, Conflict, and Cooperation
Nunn, Nathan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
(socially-learned information) and tradition (transmission of culture across generations). Decision-making that relies on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012938773
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Social and Financial Incentives for Overcoming a Collective Action Problem
Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Guiteras, Raymond; Levinsohn, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Addressing public health externalities often requires community-level collective action. Each person's sanitation behavior can affect the health of neighbors. We report on a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted with 19,000 households in rural Bangladesh where we randomized (1) either...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012629514
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Persuading Investors : A Video-Based Study
Hu, Allen; Ma, Song - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Persuasive communication functions not only through content but also delivery, e.g., facial expression, tone of voice, and diction. This paper examines the persuasiveness of delivery in start-up pitches. Using machine learning (ML) algorithms to process full pitch videos, we quantify persuasion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012599338
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy Reduces Crime and Violence over 10 Years : Experimental Evidence
Blattman, Christopher; Chaskel, Sebastian; Jamison, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
In most societies, a small number of people commit the most serious violence. Short-term studies have shown that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can reduce such antisocial behaviors. These behavior changes may be temporary, however, especially from therapy on its own. This is unsettled,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013210077
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Traditional Supernatural Beliefs and Prosocial Behavior
Le Rossignol, Etienne; Lowes, Sara; Nunn, Nathan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
In sub-Saharan Africa, traditional supernatural beliefs, including belief in witchcraft, black magic, or fetishism, are widespread. Some have hypothesized that these beliefs help to sustain cooperative behavior in a setting where the state is often absent. Others have documented that, at least...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814470