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Keep calm and carry on : the short- vs. long-run effects of mindfulness meditation on (academic) performance
Kasser, Lea; Fischer, Mira; Valero, Vanessa - 2022
business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation … impact of mindfulness meditation on academic performance through a randomized evaluation of a well-known 8-week mindfulness … and non-cognitive skills. However, it takes time before students' performance can benefit from mindfulness meditation: we …
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Keep calm and carry on : the short- vs. long-run effects of mindfulness meditation on (academic) performance
Cassar, Lea; Fischer, Mira; Valero, Vanessa - 2022
business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation … impact of mindfulness meditation on academic performance through a randomized evaluation of a well-known 8-week mindfulness … and non-cognitive skills. However, it takes time before students' performance can benefit from mindfulness meditation: we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014088347
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Two field experiments on self-selection, collaboration intensity, and team performance
Fischer, Mira; Rilke, Rainer Michael; Yurtoglu, B. Burcin - 2020
We analyze how the team formation process influences the ability composition and performance of teams, showing how self …-selection and random assignment affect team performance for different tasks in two natural field experiments. We identify the … collaboration intensity of the task as the key driver of the effect of self-selection on team performance. We find that when the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012237433
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Face masks increase compliance with physical distancing recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Seres, Gyula; Balleyer, Anna Helen; Cerutti, Nicola; … - 2020
Governments across the world have implemented restrictive policies to slow the spread of COVID-19. Recommended face mask use has been a controversially discussed policy, among others, due to potential adverse effects on physical distancing. Using a randomized field experiment (N=300), we show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012266514
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Overcoming time inconsistency with a matched bet : theory and evidence from exercising
Woerner, Andrej - 2023
This paper introduces the matched-bet mechanism. The matched bet is an easily applicable and strictly budget-balanced mechanism that aims to help people overcome time-inconsistent behavior. I show theoretically that offering a matched bet helps both sophisticated and naive procrastinators to...
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Face mask use and physical distancing before and after mandatory masking : no evidence on risk compensation in public waiting lines
Seres, Gyula; Balleyer, Anna; Cerutti, Nicola; … - 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the introduction of mandatory face mask usage triggered a heated debate. A major point of controversy is whether community use of masks creates a false sense of security that would diminish physical distancing, counteracting any potential direct benefit from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013190882
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Face mask use and physical distancing before and after mandatory masking : evidence from public waiting lines
Seres, Gyula; Balleyer, Anna; Cerutti, Nicola; … - 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the introduction of mandatory face mask usage was accompanied by a heated debate. It was argued that community use of masks creates a false sense of security that could decrease social distancing, thus making matters worse. We conducted a randomized field experiment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241588
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Effects of timing and reference frame of feedback : evidence from a field experiment
Fischer, Mira; Wagner, Valentin - 2019
Information about past performance has been found to sometimes improve and sometimes worsen subsequent performance. Two … factors may help to explain this puzzle: which aspect of one's past performance the information refers to and when it is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012033544
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Age-specific effects of early daycare on children's health
Barschkett, Mara - 2022
Over the past decades, the share of very young children in daycare has increased significantly in many OECD countries, including Germany. Despite the relevance of child health for child development and later life success, the effect of early daycare attendance on health has received little...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014088355
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Should individuals choose their own incentives? : evidence from a mindfulness meditation intervention
Woerner, Andrej; Romagnoli, Giorgia; Probst, Birgit M.; … - 2023
test the theoretical predictions in a field experiment based on daily meditation sessions. We randomly assign some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014477365