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Pay-As-They-Get-In: Attitudes Towards Migrants and Pension Systems
Boeri, Tito; Gamalerio, Matteo; Morelli, Massimo; … - 2023
We study whether a better knowledge of the functioning of pay-as-you-go pension systems and recent demographic trends in the hosting country affects natives' attitudes towards immigration. In two online experiments in Italy and Spain, we randomly treated participants with a video explaining how,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014296733
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Pay-as-they-get-in : attitudes towards migrants and pension systems
Boeri, Tito; Gamalerio, Matteo; Morelli, Massimo; … - 2023
We study whether a better knowledge of the functioning of pay-as-you-go pension systems and recent demographic trends in the hosting country affects natives' attitudes towards immigration. In two online experiments in Italy and Spain, we randomly treated participants with a video explaining how,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014229795
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Have you heard the news? How real-life expectations react to publicity
van der Wiel, Karen - 2009
As evidence is accumulating that subjective expectations influence behavior and that these expectations are sometimes biased, it becomes policy-relevant to know how to influence individuals' expectations. Information in the media is likely to affect how people picture the future. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277212
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Have you heard the news? : how real-life expectations react to publicity
Wiel, Karen van der - 2009
As evidence is accumulating that subjective expectations influence behavior and that these expectations are sometimes biased, it becomes policy-relevant to know how to influence individuals' expectations. Information in the media is likely to affect how people picture the future. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824962
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Optimal Income Taxation
Kaplow, Louis - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
This article explores subjects in optimal income taxation characterized by recent research interest, practical importance in light of concerns about inequality, potential for misunderstanding, and prospects for advancement. Throughout, the analysis highlights paths for further investigation....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334417
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Have You Heard the News? How Real-Life Expectations React to Publicity
van der Wiel, Karen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
As evidence is accumulating that subjective expectations influence behavior and that these expectations are sometimes biased, it becomes policy-relevant to know how to influence individuals' expectations. Information in the media is likely to affect how people picture the future. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004969323
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Genetic Ability, Wealth, and Financial Decision-Making
Barth, Daniel; Papageorge, Nicholas W.; Thom, Kevin - 2017
bequests. This leads us to explore the role of beliefs, financial literacy and portfolio decisions in explaining this genetic … gradient in wealth.We show that individuals with lower genetic scores are more prone to reporting "extreme beliefs" (e …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653295
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Genetic ability, wealth, and financial decision-making
Barth, Daniel; Papageorge, Nicholas W.; Thom, Kevin - 2017
bequests. This leads us to explore the role of beliefs, financial literacy and portfolio decisions in explaining this genetic … gradient in wealth.We show that individuals with lower genetic scores are more prone to reporting "extreme beliefs" (e …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011613150
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Ambiguity on Audits and Cooperation in a Public Goods Game
Dai, Zhixin; Hogarth, Robin M.; Villeval, Marie Claire - 2014
update their beliefs about the probability of being audited, both before and after audits are definitely withdrawn. We find … that when individuals have initially experienced systematic audits, they decrease both their beliefs and their … irregular, they maintain high beliefs about the probability of being audited and continue cooperating long after audits have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333263
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Beliefs and Utility: Experimental Evidence on Preferences for Information
Falk, Armin; Zimmermann, Florian - 2016
Beliefs are a central determinant of behavior. Recent models assume that beliefs about or the anticipation of future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559600