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The intergenerational transmission of risk and trust attitudes
Dohmen, Thomas (contributor); Falk, Armin (contributor);  … - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003712501
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The formation of prosociality : causal evidence on the role of social environment
Kosse, Fabian; Deckers, Thomas; Pinger, Pia; … - 2018
' prosocial attitudes are systematically related to elementary school children's prosociality. In a second step, we present … evidence on a randomly-assigned variation of the social environment, providing children with a mentor for the duration of one … gap in prosociality between low and high SES children. A mediation analysis of the observed treatment effect suggests that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011855632
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Impact of European food safety border inspections on agri-food exports : evidence from Chinese firms
Beestermöller, Matthias; Disdier, Anne-Célia; … - 2016
The cost of complying with a sanitary standard is certain. However, such regulatory measure is a source of uncertainty for exporting firms in relation to border rejections. Shipments may fail to pass inspections and may be refused entry into the importing country. We examine how the risk of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011447532
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The impact of private label introduction on assortment, prices, and profits of retailers
Ma, Meilin; Siebert, Ralph - 2021
We study how the introduction of private-label brands (PLs) affects retailers' prices, demand, and profits, explicitly accounting for assortment adjustments of national brands (NBs) in retail stores. Using a detailed dataset on the U.S. beef market, we find that, when PLs are added to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012653276
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Identifying state dependence in brand choice : evidence from hurricanes
Levine, Julia; Seiler, Stephan - 2022
We analyze structural state dependence in brand choice using variation from brand switching during stock-outs caused by hurricanes. We derive a simple test for structural state dependence based on the time-series of choice persistence for households affected by the stock-outs. Using data from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013342887
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Consumer sentiment during the Covid-19 pandemic : the role of others' beliefs
Bui, Dzung; Dräger, Lena; Hayo, Bernd; Giang Hong Nghiem - 2021
This paper investigates the direct and indirect effects of others' beliefs on respondents' own beliefs and consumer sentiment. Conducting consumer surveys with randomized control trials (RCTs) in Thailand and Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic, we implement two information treatments. Both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012500548
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The impact of consumer protection in the digital age : evidence from the European Union
Rösner, Anja; Haucap, Justus; Heimeshoff, Ulrich - 2020
We investigate the effect of an EU-wide consumer protection regulation on consumer trust as well as consumer behavior. The Unfair Commercial Practice Directive (UCPD) was implemented by EU member states between 2007 and 2010. We utilize data from the Special and Flash Eurobarometer for the years...
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Pro bono work and trust in expert fields
Ong, David; Yang, Chun-lei - 2014 - This version: July 26, 2014
A controversy has been simmering in law for at least 30 years about whether pro bono work should be mandatory for lawyers, who now donate 1-3% of their time to the poor. This has centered on the unmet legal needs of the poor, the duty of lawyers, and the contrast with US doctors, who are...
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Controlling product risks when consumers are heterogeneously overconfident : producer liability vs. minimum quality standard regulation
Baniak, Andrzejj; Grajzl, Peter - 2014
Contributing to the literature on the consequences of behavioral biases for market outcomes and institutional design, we contrast producer liability and minimum quality standard regulation as alternative means of social control of product-related torts when consumers are heterogeneously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413791
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Parental paternalism and patience
Kiessling, Lukas; Chowdhury, Shyamal K.; … - 2021
We study whether and how parents interfere paternalistically in their children's intertemporal decision-making. Based … on experiments with over 2,000 members of 610 families, we find that parents anticipate their children's present bias and … willing to pay money to override their children's choices. Parental interference predicts more intensive parenting styles and …
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